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Sam Huntis loving life as a new dad.
Calling fatherhood “a life-changing deal, a bucket-list deal,” Hunt, 37, said that he is looking forward to “having, hopefully, some more.”
“[Fatherhood] has given me such a sense of purpose — at home and out on the road. A new appreciation for life in general. I think I leveled up overnight, evolved 10 or 20 years overnight,” he shared.
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“I waited until having my first one, but I’m trying to have as many as I can before I age out, before we age out.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Hunt was asked about Lucy’s name and revealed her name is Lucy Louise, both of which are family names. Teasing that he likes the “old lady names,” Hunt joked, “I didn’t want her to have a hot girl name.”
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Hunt and wife Hannah Lee Fowler welcomed Lucy in May, the singer revealed in June during his set at the Stars for Second Harvest charity concert in Nashville.
The couple’s happy news came weeks aftera judge signed off on Fowler’s request to call off her divorce from Hunt, which she had initially filed for in February.
In her divorce filing, Fowler said Hunt was guilty of"inappropriate marital conduct"and adultery, and indicated that she believed “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.”
source: people.com
