Country Star Lainey Wilson was busy after a joke that she ‘may have to propose’ after three years


Lainey Wilson Finally she got what she was looking for – a proposal.

The country music star went to Instagram on 12 February to announce her engagement with Devlin “Duck” Hodges a month after a joke She “might have to imagine” To him after three years of dating.

“4x4xu forever,” she subtitled the postIncluding different photos of the big moment and a video with the excitement of Wilson.

Lainey Wilson, Devlin Hodges

Lainey Wilson went to Instagram on 12 February to announce her engagement to DeVlin “Duck” Hodges a month after a joke, she would “introduce him to him after three years of dating. (Getty Images)

Hodges, who now works in real estate, previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams.

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Wilson spoke with Bunnie XO in January For CMT, And Jelly Roll’s wife said she hoped Wilson and Hodges would be concerned with 2025.

“4x4xu forever.”

– Lainey Wilson

“Not busy, brother! No busy,” Wilson told Bunnie. “I may have to introduce him. We are waiting!”

“No, Duck is going to do it. I could feel it,” Bunnie noted.

“I like that,” Wilson added.

Lainey Wilson in a black hat

Lainey Wilson joked in January that she might have to “propose” to Hodges. (Getty Images)

Lainey Wilson and DeVlin Hodges smile

Wilson and Hodges at the 2024 Peoples Choice Awards. (Photo by Rich Polk/NBC via Getty images)

This is not the first time that Wilson has joked about introducing the former NFL player. After debuting her relationship in May 2023 at the ACM Awards, the “Heart Like A Truck” singer revealed that at that time they were secretly dating for more than two years.

“We are not in secret,” she clarified at the time during an interview at the “Bobby Bones Show”. “No!

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“But I think I should be an A, because he did not introduce me,” Wilson joked. “I think (an engagement) should be during a season of our lives where we really have the time to enjoy it.”

The “Yellowstone” star added that Hodges is “a good guy” And continued to explain why they decided to wait to make their relationship debuted publicly.

“He knows what it’s like to chase a dream because he did it for himself,” Wilson said. “He was in the NFL. He literally tried for the (Pittsburgh) Steelers and made it and had a really great run with them. Went to the La Rams and did.”

Lainey Wilson and Duck Hodges at the CMAs

Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges at the 58th annual CMA Awards. (Tibrina Hobson/Filmmagic)

While attending the 2024 CMT Awards with Hodges, Wilson recognized her friend is a “looker” And shared how excited she was for his support.

“He is one of my greatest cheerleaders,” Wilson told Fox News Digital. “I always say that he is the kind of guy that you will make high-five on the way in the door and your high-five on the way out.

“Especially with the kind of job I have. It is important to have people in your life. So I am very grateful that he is here with me.”

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Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges smile at each other

Devlin Hodges and Lainey Wilson held their relationship in private for more than two years. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty images)

During an interview on “The Bobby Bones Show” in June 2023, Wilson revealed where Hodges was nicknamed “Duck”.

“His university football coach was, such as:” You are one of the best Quarterbacks I have ever worked with. And you remind me a lot about one of my favorite Quarterbacks I worked with years ago, and we called him “Duck.” , he and the team just began to call him ‘Duck’, “she explained.

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Wilson added that Hodges happened to be a duck hunter.

Lauryn Overhultz from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.