Jelly Roll The Family Man
It is common knowledge that Jelly Roll found out he would be a dad while serving a stint in jail. He famously refers to the day he found out about his daughter Bailee’s birth as the day he decided to get his life together.
According to an interview with PEOPLE, Jelly Roll felt that “the single most impactful event of my entire life was having my daughter. It changed everything.”
He went on to describe the moment by comparing it to the story of Paul in the Bible. Paul was once known as Saul, but everything changed when he met the Lord while traveling to Damascus.
“Being a father is so important to me, and just being as present as I can for her. I compare it to the Christian scripture of when Saul turned into Paul on the Damascus Road. It was kind of that moment for me.”
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Jelly Roll’s Son
Jelly Roll’s daughter Bailee is in the spotlight more regularly than his son, Noah, who is 8 years old. The singer spoke about why he does not share his son publically with Taste of Country:
“With Bailee, I’m the full-time parent, I’m the judge, the jury and the executioner, when it comes to decisions with her. I try not to get in the way of what she [his ex-partner Melisa] is building over there [with Noah], and I never want to step on her toes, with what she’s doing with him, that I want to just respect that boundary.”
Jelly Roll has full custody of his daughter because Bailee’s mother struggled with drug addiction and lost custody in 2017.
He does, however, co-parent Noah.
His ex-flame and Noah’s mom is named Melisa Cowel and seems to have a great relationship with Jelly Roll and his wife, Bunnie. She is pictured below.
Bunnie XO Share Rare Video Of Noah
To respect Noah’s mother’s wishes, Jelly Roll and Bunnie rarely share content with Noah.
They did get permission to post an adorable video of Noah visiting his dad backstage at one of his recent concerts.
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When Bunnie posted the video, she remarked:
“Nothing brings me more joy then getting to watch my bonus babies grow up. I’m not one to get emotional but just being in this little boy’s life since the day he was born is such a privilege. Thankful for his mama as well.”
Watch the cute video below.