Loretta Lynn’s Granddaughter Emmy Russell Pregnant After American Idol

American Idol the final Emmy Russellwho is the grandson of a late country legend Loretta Lynnyou will be a mother!

“Yes, me too Tyler [Ward] they’re expecting a girl,” said Russell, 25, during the recording of the “Got it From My Momma” podcast. “I’m so excited.”

Ward, 40, quickly ran on stage to rub Russell’s stomach before taking a seat in the crowd.

“Just right there American Idol, I didn’t know,” said Russell, who was a season 22 finalist. “So, it’s been such a journey. I am very happy and looking forward to it.”

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Russell was joined by his mother, Patsyin this episode, he also mocks the way he reacts to the news of his daughter’s pregnancy.

“I always said ‘Emmy and Tyler have a baby’ because they will both have to pass. [it],” said Patsy. “It is very true. I keep sending Tyler memes of these girls going, ‘I can’t wear anything, I’m fat.’

Although Russell and Ward did not publicize much about their relationship, he was very supportive of her Idol the trip.

“I hear that different voice saying, ‘You’ve got a job to do,’ and I think that was the case out there. I was tired of listening to that inner voice and constantly criticizing ourselves,” explains Russell, who tried out for a singing competition without informing his mother. “I was like, ‘I want to prove everybody wrong.’ … Everyone was saying, ‘Maybe he won’t do it.’

He added, “I remember looking at Tyler and I was just like, ‘I’m going to do this and I’m not going to hide anymore.’ I remember when MeeMaw died and we had to be alone with her, I remember holding her hand, like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to do it, but I’m going to do something with my gift. ‘ It was almost like a terrible compliment that I was doing.”

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Russell then remembered that Lynn used to tell him, “God, you don’t give a plumber not to use them. (Lynn died in 2022 at age 90.)

“He used to say, ‘He gave you a gift. You have to use it.’ So, I navigated that and I still navigate it today, but I knew that would be a place for me to do it.”

Russell was tested Idol with a piano rendition of the original song titled “Skinny,” which was a collaboration with Ward.

“I released that song with Song House, and Tyler actually drives Song House,” he said. He said, ‘You have to do it. We have to release a song.’ Then, seeing all of its response, I said, ‘This is bigger than me. I need to get out of the way.’ … To release it [was] special.”