Country star Lainey Wilson reveals engagement to former NFL player Duck Hodges after 4 years of dating

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A post shared by Lainey Wilson (@laineywilson)The romantic moment happened outside on a tan brick patio surrounded by roses, candles and photographs of the couple throughout their four years of dating.A separate black and white photograph showed the happy duo kissing as Wilson showed off her large diamond.‘I don’t care what shape it is, but I want to be walkin’ with a limp,” Wilson joked during a “Country Heat Weekly” podcast episode in August 2024.The couple met in Nashville through mutual friends in 2021.Wilson and Hodges made their red-carpet debut at the ACM Awards in May 2023Even though they didn’t make their red-carpet debut until the ACM Awards in May 2023, their romance wasn’t a secret to industry folks in Nashville.An insider told The Post that Hodges was frequently seen backstage at Wilson’s concerts “before they went public.”The 9-time CMA Award winner from Baskin, La.

previously said she didn’t write love songs because she was never with anyone who inspired her to create romantic music.But that all changed when the “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” singer met her now-fiancé, according to a 2023 interview with American Songwriter.“It was clear that they made each other so happy,” the insider told The Post. “Everybody is rooting for Lainey and this new chapter.

She truly is the sweetest!”Last month, the “Watermelon Moonshine” singer joked that she was going to have to get down on one knee.“I might have to propose to him,” Wilson told Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo during an interview for CMT.Bunnie pushed back and said “No, Duck’s gonna do it.