Hardy and Caleigh Ryan got married on October 29, 2022, at Diamond Creek Farms in Nashville. People Magazine published a lengthy article on the “stunning” wedding and reception that 350 lucky people attended.
Throughout their first year as husband and wife, Caleigh actively did podcasts and interviews about their love story. But some people got suspicious when HARDY and Caleigh were suddenly quiet at the start of 2024.
RELATED: Hardy Exposes KT Smith
There was an “unverified tea” thread posted on the Celeb Wives of Nashville Reddit forum in late January where someone had to ask, “Does anyone else feel like they are not together anymore?” That really got the rumor mill going.
One user said they remembered Caleigh “posting a screenshot” of her virtual New Year’s Eve “kiss” with HARDY, but another user “thought it was weird they didn’t spend New Year’s Eve together.” Someone else alleged that HARDY has “sobered up a bit and slowed down the partying” since he went public with his “mental health break.” This user wondered if Caleigh “hasn’t” stopped partying and whether it “has caused issues.”
At the other end of the Celeb Wives “unverified tea” rumor mill, a user asked if Caleigh could be “pregnant and taking time for herself?” They added, “Pregnancy can be hard on some.”
HARDY and Caleigh Are Looking to Grow Their Family
The Celeb Wives should check in with a genuine source because People Magazine got an exclusive interview with HARDY at the 2024 ACM Awards on May 16th. Shockingly, HARDY admitted that he and Caleigh were “looking to expand [their] family,” but not in the way you might think.
People talked to HARDY on the red carpet at the ACMs, and he said that he and Caleigh are “thinking about getting a cat and a dog right now.” HARDY had even picked out the dog breed. He said, “I think we’re gonna get a Tibetan Mastiff.”
RELATED: Hardy Calls Out Beyonce
It is interesting that People didn’t mention if Caleigh was HARDY’s plus one at the 2024 ACMs, but at least he confirmed that they are still husband and wife. People wrote that HARDY “opened up about life with Caleigh.” Shockingly, he confessed, “I respected her more after we got married.”
HARDY explained that “Communication, in general, is our thing.” He claimed that he and Caleigh “don’t hold anything back.” If one of them is angry, they “just tell” each other.
HARDY has been open to telling everyone some pretty personal things about his life. The Tennessean reported on January 24, 2024, that he’d appeared “on the second episode of a new music podcast” to confess how he’s dealing with serious panic attacks. The Tennessean wrote that a “traumatic bus accident” had seriously affected HARDY’s mental health, and he felt it was necessary to cancel some shows in 2023 to heal his mind, body, and spirit.
HARDY Took a Break from Drinking
“God’s Country” is a podcast that airs on iHeartPodcasts. The hosts are two brothers, Dan and Reid Isbell, who are “country music songwriters in Nashville and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.”
HARDY’s episode was on January 23rd. He spoke with Dan and Reid for over 90 minutes, setting the record straight on his terrifying struggle with anxiety.
RELATED: Morgan Wallen Blocked From Erecting Sign At New Nashville Bar
HARDY revealed he’d “taken a break from drinking.” Even though he claimed he hadn’t used drinking as a form of “medicating,” HARDY experienced his first panic attacks “out of nowhere, twice in one week” after not drinking for “a couple of months.”
Shockingly, HARDY described the panic attack as “a punch in the chest… like a heart attack.” But now, he realizes that some of his mental health issues are due to the bus crash and how he didn’t process the “trauma” in the “right way.”
HARDY shared his “intensive trauma therapy program,” which was 18 hours devoted to therapy over three days. He also talked about an October 2023 Instagram post telling fans he had to cancel some shows on “The Mockingbird & THE CROW” tour.
Thomas Rhett Gave the Couple Marriage Advice
This was all going down around HARDY and Caleigh’s first anniversary. In an article published by Turning Point USA on October 15, 2023, Caleigh confessed that she’d gotten marriage advice from fellow country superstar Thomas Rhett.
The article was based on a podcast that Caleigh did with “The Spillover.” She confessed that she and HARDY really “look up to” Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins.
During the podcast, Caleigh referred to HARDY by his first name, Michael, and called Thomas “an angel.” She said Thomas was “so good” to her and Michael and that Thomas Rhett and Lauren “really do stand out as just incredible people.”
TR offered Caleigh and Michael some great tips on their wedding day, and Caleigh confessed that she and Michael had continued to reach out to TR for marriage advice “on how to navigate the life of a country music star couple.” Caleigh admitted that TR warned her, “It’s not easy” to be married to a country star. However, Thomas Rhett told her “to lead with love” and be constantly willing to “learn about each other… and work on it.”
The real truth is that country stars sometimes spend “a lot of away time” from their partners. Caleigh understood that there are “a lot of things that can make you feel separated” from your spouse, but as Thomas Rhett told her and Michael, you need to “focus in on those things that make you feel together.” He advised them that they “constantly have to choose each other.”
Caleigh Has Considered Leaving Nashville
A couple of weeks later, People Magazine reported that HARDY and Caleigh celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary on their social media accounts. HARDY posted a sweet message on Instagram, including a “throwback photo” of their first meeting. He wrote to his wife, “I love you so much,” and Caleigh commented, “Oh My God,” when she saw the post.
Caleigh posted a video of her and HARDY celebrating their anniversary at a bar. After they shared a shot, People wrote that “they celebrated with a hug and kiss,” and Caleigh captioned her post, “Last night at midnight, we celebrated our first year of marriage.” She finished by joking, “I love you so much, crazy.”
On May 21st, People updated an article titled, “Who is Hardy’s wife? All about Caleigh Ryan.” Some shocking details about Caleigh came from her appearance on The Spillover. Was Caleigh joking when she claimed she would like to join The Real Housewives franchise if it ever expanded to Nashville?
Unbelievably, Caleigh confessed she’d be into “joining” The Real Housewives, although People wrote that Caleigh was “hesitant about how it would affect her personal life.” According to Caleigh, HARDY would “be into it,” and she even claimed that “he would think it’s hilarious.”
Caleigh also admitted on The Spillover that “Music City may not necessarily be [her] forever home.” She said she “wouldn’t mind moving to Florida,” although “it would take a lot” for her and HARDY to leave Nashville “right now.”
Caleigh Has Inspired Some of HARDY’s Songs
Country Now reported on October 6, 2023, that Caleigh had thanked her “230,000+ followers” on an Instagram Story for supporting HARDY’s mental health journey. She wrote, in part, “Thank you all so much for your kind messages these past few days.” Caleigh confessed, “The love and support has been overwhelming… in the best way possible.”
Caleigh felt it could be “really scary to put intimate pieces of your life out there.” She was grateful that so many people had been “so understanding with my hubby.” She added, “Just remember that you are never ever alone.”
When HARDY was doing press for his debut solo album, A Rock, several years ago, he confessed to People that his then-girlfriend was his “toughest critic” but also one of his “biggest inspirations.” HARDY said that Caleigh was “not going to hold back, and she’s going to tell me if she loves it.”
He also spoke to Music Mayhem about one of his biggest hits, “Wait in the Truck.” HARDY revealed that Caleigh inspired the dramatic lyrics that don’t sound like a “love song.”
Shockingly, HARDY explained that a guy made a pass at Caleigh at one of his shows. After she told him what the guy tried to do, he said to her, “Wait in the truck.”
HARDY’s song, “I in Country,” is also a tribute to Caleigh. He revealed that there’s no point in doing anything unless you “get to share that with somebody,” and “that’s sort of the message that [the song] conveys,” and how he feels about Caleigh.
