Jelly Roll wife Bunnie Xo still wants a baby after split
Jelly Roll wife Bunnie Xo still wants to have a baby after finalizing her divorce from the country star, she confirmed on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle. The Dumb Blonde podcast host said motherhood remains a priority in her next chapter, though she did not say whether she and Jelly Roll are still pursuing parenthood together.
Key Takeaways
- Bunnie Xo told Today on Aug. 20 that she “definitely still want[s] to have a baby.”
- She said the journey will be a chapter in her next book, calling it “one hell of a journey.”
- She did not clarify whether co-parenting plans with Jelly Roll remain in place after the July divorce.
- The 46-year-old says she is “thriving” in singlehood and jokes her DMs are a “boy buffet.”
The update lands roughly one month after Bunnie and Jelly Roll—real names Alisa DeFord and Jason DeFord—finalized their divorce in July, ending nearly a decade of marriage. Fans had been watching closely after she said in June they were still planning a child together through IVF and surrogacy.
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What did Bunnie Xo say about her baby plans?
Asked on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle whether she still plans to have a child with Jelly Roll, Bunnie answered directly on her own terms. “So I definitely still want to have a baby,” she said, “and that’s going to be one of my newest chapters of my next book, and I can’t wait for you guys to read about it because it’s been one hell of a journey, let me tell you.”
According to E! News, she did not indicate whether the plan still involves her ex. That leaves open a question she had seemed to answer earlier this summer.
Did she and Jelly Roll still plan a baby in June?
When Bunnie confirmed the split on a June 18 episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, she said they were not pausing their family plans. “We’re still having a baby,” she revealed then, describing an IVF path with a surrogate and saying they would co-parent.
Court records reported by E! News show Jelly Roll filed for divorce in May 2026, listing a May 9 separation. Bunnie has said a Mother’s Day falling out followed more than a year of poor communication. Both have framed the split as amicable, repeatedly calling each other best friends.
How is Bunnie Xo handling life after the divorce?
On Today, she cast the breakup as “beautifully tragic” but ultimately a blessing. “Ladies, they should have never let me back out in the streets because I love it here,” she said. “I love it here, and I’m never going back.”
She joked that her inbox is overflowing: “It is a frickin’ smorgasbord. It’s a boy buffet.” She also said women message her, too, and that she is “having the freaking time of my life.” Still, she stressed there is more to her story than romance. “There’s so much more to talk about with me especially, and with women, than their past lovers and people in their lives.”
Bunnie said she hopes her path shows women they can pour into themselves after putting partners and others first. “It doesn’t matter how hard of a situation you’re going through,” she said. “You’re gonna rise up and you’re gonna be an even better version of yourself.”
A source previously told People both sides wanted to handle the divorce with respect. Jelly Roll, 41, is “doing really well,” focused on tour and health, the source added. For now, Bunnie’s public message is clear: she is still chasing motherhood, writing the next chapter, and thriving on her own.