Country star Thomas Rhett has insisted that travelling alone makes him a “more present husband and father” after his wife Lauren Akins confessed to being “resentful” towards her husband over his career.
In July, the Die A Happy Man hitmaker’s wife, 34, revealed the issues she and Thomas, also 34, faced in their relationship while he was touring the world in a video shared on YouTube by I am second.
Lauren, who she married in 2012, admitted the couple had reached a breaking point at the height of her husband’s career, adding that she ultimately “hated” him for pursuing his dreams while she was left to raise their children.
However, in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity FairThomas said he needed to share his music and travel the world alone so he could care for Lauren and their four children while he was at home.
She went on to say that while fans may see the best of them on social media, they are far from “ideal couples” and are “amazing human beings” who work on their romance daily.
Country star Thomas Rhett has insisted that travelling alone makes him a “more present husband and father”
The country star explained: “After talking a lot with my wife and being really honest about it, it’s like, ‘Hey, when I’m going to do this, I think I just need to go solo so I can be a million percent doing it, so that when I get home, I feel like I’ve accomplished what I needed to do, and now I can really be a present husband and a present father.'”
His explanation comes months after his wife revealed that the lovebirds hit rocky waters at the start of their romance.
Lauren previously revealed that early in their relationship, when Thomas’ career was taking off, she felt lonely.
And while she initially decided to go on tour with him, she soon began to “resent” her husband, adding that she felt they weren’t “doing it together.”
Lauren admitted: “His life moved on and I feel like mine stopped. And I felt like we weren’t together anymore.”
“I feel like there was a lot of miscommunication, there was a lot of resentment that I held onto even during the adoption and after. I reached a breaking point. I didn’t like him and I resented him.”
The lovebirds felt like their marriage was falling apart, so they decided to undergo an “intense counseling session,” where they “shared everything” and decided to “reset.”
Later in the interview with Vanity Fair, Thomas noted that although their marriage seemed glamorous from the outside, they wanted people to know that they had their problems, too.
In July, the Die A Happy Man hitmaker’s wife, 34, revealed the issues she and Thomas, also 34, faced in their relationship while he was on tour around the world in a video shared on YouTube.
She admitted the couple had reached a breaking point at the height of her husband’s career, adding that she eventually “hated” him for pursuing his dreams.
She told the outlet: ‘People have always looked at us like we were perfect, like we didn’t argue and like we didn’t have problems.
“But Instagram is a highlight reel of your life in a lot of ways. So in the last few years, we’ve really tried to get away from that ‘couple goals’ hashtag. We’re just normal human beings.
‘I happen to do a job that a lot of people pay attention to, notice, criticize and all that, but we live a very normal life.’
She also revealed that the couple has overcome all their problems and are now in a “great” place.
The country star added: “We’re having a really good time right now in our marriage because it’s a new season. Our kids are in school five days a week, so we have time to work out, play pickleball together, do what we want to do.
“I think the ups and downs of marriage are what make it really strong. It’s how you deal with those moments that matters.
However, in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, Thomas noted that he needed to share his music and travel the world alone so he could keep an eye on Lauren (seen in 2022).
“I’ve just watched my wife grow in so many amazing ways, and I hope she says she’s watched me grow in so many amazing ways. I’m excited about the present and the future.”
When Lauren spoke about the problems, she She explained that their romance hit rocky waters when they decided to adopt her eldest daughter, Willa Gray.
Just after the couple began the adoption process, Lauren became pregnant while her husband was selling out stadiums, leaving her pregnant with one child and struggling to bring another home all by herself.
She explained that early in their marriage, Thomas’ career took off and she decided to go on tour with him.
However, she soon felt that she had given up on her dream of becoming a nurse.
“I realized very early on that I wasn’t going to work as a nurse in a hospital, so I started talking to my husband about it,” she said.
Lauren previously explained that their romance hit rocky waters when they decided to adopt their eldest daughter, Willa Gray (Lauren was spotted with Willa when she was five months old).
‘It was kind of like, ‘I know this is what you’re chasing, but I’m going to be honest, I really thought it wasn’t going to work out and I thought I was going to be a nurse and this was what our life was going to be like.’
“And that’s not God’s plan. I want to support you, but I feel like I need to find my own way through this as well.”
Shortly after, he decided to embark on a medical mission trip to Haiti, where he met Willa.
Lauren recalled calling her husband and explaining that she felt she was “called to help her find her forever home.”
Thomas replied, “We will.”
The lovebirds adopted Willa in 2017 after Lauren went through an “intense” 13-month adoption process on her own because Thomas was on tour.
Just after the couple began the adoption process, Lauren became pregnant, leaving her carrying one child and struggling to bring another home all by herself (seen in 2019).
She explained that early in their marriage, Thomas’ career took off and she decided to go on tour with him (the couple is seen together when they were younger).
Things became even more stressful when Lauren found out she was pregnant and was vomiting several times a day.
Things got even more stressful when Lauren found out she was pregnant and was vomiting several times a day.
She confessed: ‘I would get sick and vomit about 50 times a day.
“During all this time I missed my husband. I started to feel a little resentful towards him because he was on tour in the United States.”
Lauren returned to the United States and her parents went to Haiti to bring Willa home. Three months after welcoming Willa into their home, Lauren gave birth to their second daughter, Ada.
“It was like we went from zero to two years pretty quickly as parents,” she said before explaining that she and the kids had decided to accompany Thomas on the tour.
However, it seemed that being on tour only intensified his problems.
They then welcomed their third daughter, Lennon Love, in 2020, and their fourth child, Lillie Carolina, in 2021.
Lauren revealed that she finally got better after consistently going to the gym and praying, adding that she was very grateful for her four children.
After giving birth to Lillie, Lauren confessed that she suffered from severe “postpartum depression.”
She admitted she felt like she was ‘drowning’ and remained bedridden for ‘months’ while Thomas looked after the children.
Lauren revealed that she finally got better after consistently going to the gym and praying, adding that she was very grateful for her four children.
In the past, Thomas has spoken about his family and the ways the couple decided to raise their children with gift.
He said: ‘Our life is anything but normal… my most important goal is to find ways that I can normalise their lives, so that there is never a feeling of ‘I deserve X’.
The composer also expressed that he and his wife took after their parents in terms of how they raised their daughters.
“We had wonderful parents who set an example for us of what it means to be a good mother and a good father, but not weaklings. It’s easy to let your child dominate you. Very easy,” she said.
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