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Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo share a unique and charming love story that traces its roots back to Las Vegas.
Their paths crossed in August 2015, a time when Jelly Roll was still on the verge of stardom. Bunnie Xo recounted this memorable encounter during a 2023 appearance on the podcast Bussin’ With The Boys. At the time, Jelly Roll was living out of a van and performed at the Las Vegas Country Saloon to a modest crowd of about 20 people.
Despite the small audience, a powerful connection ignited between the two.
“When I met him, it was like a scene from the most cliché romance,” Bunnie Xo shared. “My soul just said, ‘There you are.’ It’s funny because neither of us was each other’s type. He’s more into Taylor Swift-type personalities.”
“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.”