Jelly Roll’s Wife Says ‘God Has Always Had His Hand on My Life’

Published: April 8, 2026

Jelly Roll, Bunny XO — BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 31: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll attend the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman at The Beverly Hilton on January 31, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

By Kayla DeKraker

Bunnie XO, wife of country star Jelly Roll, says that her faith in God became a powerful source of strength during the most difficult periods of her life.

“I’m like a cat. I’ve had nine lives, and I genuinely feel like God has always had His hand on my life,” Bunnie told Fox News Digital. “He has always been there in some way, even when I wasn’t worthy of it, and even when I didn’t acknowledge Him. Even when I was doing things that were not what He would want me to do, He still always pulled me out of it.”

She explores her story in depth in her new memoir Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic. In it, she reflects on her past trauma, addiction and personal struggles, and how faith helped her rebuild her life.

“My mess became my message and my testimony,” Bunnie shared. “I truly feel like leaning on God is the only thing that got me through some of the situations that I put myself in.”

Bunnie explained that “We all need something to believe in,” and she believes in Jesus.

“If there was no hope in the world, the world would be worse off than it already is right now,” Bunnie said. “And I think that faith gives people some sort of hope. I believe the power of Jesus is real. I’ve seen it. I’ve felt His hand.”

Bunnie XO experienced a lot of trauma as a child which led her to turn to drugs and alcohol. It wasn’t until she hit rock bottom that things began to change.

“I think it takes people a couple of times of hitting rock bottom before they’re like, ‘I am tired. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.’ And I think after I finally had a moment to look around, I was like, ‘If I continue on this path that I’m on, I’m either going to end up dead or I’m just going to be another statistic of a Vegas working girl.’”

Bunnie XO married Jelly Roll in 2016, but she still struggled with drugs and worked in the sex industry.

She stepped away from that lifestyle in 2023, now realizing that it was not empowering.

“…Now that I’m 46 years old, and I’m looking back at the 26-year-old me who had that mentality. I just want to give her a hug because I want to be like, ‘That wasn’t power. That was you pacifying the abuse that you had gone through and trying to find a way to empower yourself.’ It wasn’t really empowering to me,” Bunnie explained.

She previously said of that season of her life, “I was deep in addiction, lost in survival mode. Add in a splash of perpetual victim mentality & it was a recipe for disaster. Even when I didn’t deserve it, God kept pulling me out of the fire.”

Bunnie XO and Jelly Roll are now growing and open about their faith. On Easter, she posted a sweet photo of her and her husband to Instagram with the caption, “Easter reminds me that even after the longest winters, something beautiful still blooms.”