Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler.Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty
Sam Huntis officially a dad!
He went on to talk about how fatherhood has changed him already.
“I think being out here, and in the music business and being out on the road, has sort of hardened my heart. My heart’s definitely a lot harder in a lotta ways since I left that small town. It’s amazing how that little girl melted that all away overnight a couple of weeks ago,” Hunt said, holding back tears. “I’ve been filled with a lot of gratitude these past couple of weeks. I just want to say up here on the Ryman stage how grateful I am to have been a part of country music for the last 10 years.”
It’s unclear exactly when Lucy Lu was born. A rep for Hunt had no comment on the happy news.
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The couple’s happy news comes weeks aftera judge signed off on Fowler’s request to call off her divorce from Hunt.
In her divorce filing, Fowler said Hunt was guilty of"inappropriate marital conduct"and adultery, and indicated that she believes “all hopes of reconciliation are exhausted.”
“They are doing their best every day,” a source told PEOPLE previously of the pair, whoquietly married in April 2017after years of dating on and off. “Sam and his wife are continually looking forward to the next chapter. He’s just thinking about his family and what’s to come.”
Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler.Getty
“I haven’t talked about this, but I have a little girl on the way,” the “Body Like a Back Road” singer said while serving as a guest co-host forCountry Countdown USA. “I blocked out two months at the end of May and early June. Really this year revolves around that big news in my life.”
While Hunt did not address the state of his marriage, he did indicate that he and Fowler were working together to choose a name for their daughter.
“We’re thinking about it,” he said. “I want her to be in the world before we name her. I want to be able to look at her and decide what name suits her best.”
source: people.com
