Slimmed down Jelly Roll packs on PDA with wife Bunnie XO after shedding an incredible 200lbs

Daily Mail​

09-05-2025

Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie XO put on a loved-up display while walking the Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet on Thursday.
The 40-year-old Best For Me hitmaker packed on the PDA with his longtime spouse, whom he wed in August 2016.
For the star-studded occasion the singer, who has dropped 100lbs, wore an all-black outfit topped with a Western-inspired jacket with lace embroidery.
Bunnie coordinated with her husband, stepping out in a lacy black dress with cutouts at the chest and midriff.
She wore her blonde tresses in a flirty, 90s-inspired updo reminiscent of a young Pamela Anderson.
She flashed her tattooed thigh in the gown's high-cut slit, and the look was punctuated with open-toe black heels.
The beauty, real name Alyssa DeFord, arrived in a full face of sultry makeup that included a heavy smoky eye, contoured cheeks, and nude pink lipstick.
Jelly, born Jason DeFord, was nominated for three awards on Thursday night: Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.
In December he unveiled a new health and fitness goal.
In a conversation with his wife on her Dumb Blonde podcast, the music artist said he wants to land the cover of Men's Health magazine.
'I wanna be on the cover of Men's Health by March of 2026. That's my new goal,' he announced five months ago.
The star declared: 'I wanna have one of the biggest transformations.'
He added that he was 'so glad' to be having the discussion in front of an audience.
'I did this publicly for a reason. I wanna be honest about my struggles with it with people,' he noted.
The musician explained about body image and fame, 'I think that people that become as big as I became, when they lose the weight, they're kind of ashamed.
'They're so ashamed that they go hide and lose the weight, and then they come back out [and] they don't really know how to interact with the world looking different or feeling different, and they kinda gotta find their whole new way.
'I wanted to lose it in front of everybody. I wanted to talk about it.'
Jelly emphasized about losing weight in the spotlight, 'I wanna bring people along with me…I didn't become successful because of my weight. I became successful in spite of it.'
He also acknowledged, 'I somehow managed to be this successful with carrying 550 pounds. That's insane.'
Bunnie affirmed her husband, sharing, 'I think it's awesome that people get to watch your transformation too because they get to feel like it's not alone.
'And people need that right now because in a world where there's so many surgeries, there's a shot you can take, which again, we're not – I wish I could take the shot – I can't. It makes me sick. But there's so much that you can do in the shadows, and instead, you're just like, "This is me. Here it is. This is my cross to bear, and will you help me carry it?''
ACM Awards 2025 WINNERS
Entertainer of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson — WINNER
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson — WINNER
Male Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton — WINNER
Morgan Wallen
Chris Stapleton beat out a tough crowd to win Male Artist of the Year
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn — WINNER
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
The War and Treaty
Group of the Year
Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town
Old Dominion — WINNER
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays
New Female Artist of the Year
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
Ella Langley — WINNER
Jessie Murph
New Male Artist of the Year
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top — WINNER
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman