An ideal love. Kellie Pickler and husband Kyle Jacobs have been collectively for over a decade earlier than his tragic dying — and shared a life filled with laughter and music.
Whereas Pickler has been a blonde bombshell of nation music since her time on American Idol, Jacobs made his personal mark within the leisure trade behind the scenes. As an award-winning songwriter, he and the North Carolina native usually labored collectively on bringing her songs to life.
“[Our relationship] is admittedly particular in the truth that we get to put in writing collectively and Kyle produces me and whatnot,” Pickler stated throughout a 2017 episode of BUILD whereas discussing her track “My Angel,” which was created to honor her late grandmother. “It was lovely to see the track come to life.”
Jacobs, for his half, stated the monitor “turned out to be actually particular” due to the pair attending to collaborate with their respective mutual skills.
The couple first met within the early 2000s via a mutual good friend — and the Minnesota native didn’t hesitate to boast about his skills when making an attempt to win the Mistletoe Secret star over.
Throughout an interview with Us Weekly in December 2015, the duo recalled Jacobs’ first pickup line: “Hello, I’m Kyle. I’m a songwriter.”
On the time, Pickler joked about her response, telling Us, “I used to be like, ‘Nice,’” with an eyeroll. “No, we began writing the subsequent day,” she added.
The lovebirds acquired engaged in July 2010. After initially planning a big Nashville marriage ceremony, nonetheless, they determined final minute to jet off to Antigua for a low-key ceremony on New Yr’s Day in 2011.
“It was good, as a result of we didn’t plan something,” Pickler instructed Us the next month. “I packed the marriage costume and he packed an outfit. We flew there and we didn’t know what sort of cake we have been going to get. We didn’t know what meals we have been going to have … it was essentially the most unimaginable day of my life.”
In November 2015, they starred collectively in a self-described I Love Lucy actuality sequence on CMT aptly titled I Love Kelly Pickler. Jacobs instructed Us on the time that the present highlighted the very best points of their comfortable union.
“We love our marriage is primary, it all the time can be No. 1. However one among our favourite issues that we will do is giggle. And we need to present that to folks,” he gushed.
I Love Kellie Pickler ran for 3 seasons earlier than ending in October 2017, however the couple continued to doc their love for each other till Jacobs’ tragic dying in February 2023.
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