The enchanting tale of how Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll crossed paths traces back to the vibrant city of Las Vegas.

It was in August 2015, long before the world came to know Jelly Roll’s name. The singer, then living out of a van, was performing at the Las Vegas Country Saloon, a venue that hosted a modest crowd of around 20 people. Yet, amidst the dim lights and intimate setting, something extraordinary unfolded.

During a 2023 appearance on the podcast Bussin’ With The Boys, Bunnie Xo reminisced about that fateful evening. “When I met him, I tell everybody it’s the most cliché thing, but literally my soul was like, ‘There you are,’” she reflected. Despite not being each other’s typical type—Jelly Roll, for example, is a fan of Taylor Swift—their connection was undeniable.

It seems that sometimes, love stories are written in the stars, even when they begin in the most unexpected of places. For Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll, their initial meeting was the start of a beautiful journey together.

“When I met him, I tell everybody it’s the most f–king cliché s–t, but literally my soul was like, ‘There you are,’” Bunnie said on the podcast in 2023. “And he’s not my type. I’m not his type. He loves Taylor Swift. That’s his type.”

Still, a romance didn’t form right away. Bunnie was in an unhealthy relationship, she continued, and Jelly Roll was doing his own thing. But in October 2015, they reconnected. And as Bunnie put it, she was “just smitten.”

After her ex went to prison, she added, she told a friend to give Jelly Roll her phone number. Bunnie said the musician would call and text her for advice on his daughter Bailee from a previous relationship.

However, Bunnie noted her bond with Jelly Roll shifted from platonic to romantic in July 2016 when he returned to Vegas to film some videos and they slept together.

“We’re like s–t-faced drunk,” she remembered. “I’m trying to get it up, get it in, get it on and get it out, and this guy was like, ‘What’s your five-year plan?’”

So, they discussed their goals, and Bunnie recalled Jelly Roll saying, “OK, cool. Let’s do it.”