Bunnie XO is getting candid concerning the emotional and bodily toll of her IVF journey with husband Jelly Roll.
In a brand new episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast, the 45-year-old host (actual title Alyssa DeFord) addressed why she hasn’t been seen publicly along with her 40-year-old nation star husband in latest months.
“Any person stated the opposite day, they’re like, ‘They used to all the time be collectively. Now you by no means see them collectively,’” Bunnie stated, referencing herself and the “Save Me” singer (per People). “I’m like, do you guys not know for the previous six months I’ve been attempting to make a child? Like, my husband has to work to f—ok deliver dwelling the bacon.”
She continued, “Fortunately, I’ve the posh of having the ability to work at from dwelling. So he doesn’t. He has to make appearances. However I actually have been on IVF meds for f—king six months and going via heartbreak and f—king a lot s—t.”
Regardless of the challenges, Bunnie made a rare public appearance at SummerSlam 2025 in early August, the place she supported Jelly Roll throughout his WWE in-ring debut in opposition to Logan Paul.
Bunnie — who’s stepmom to Jelly’s kids, daughter Bailee Ann, 16, and son Noah Buddy, 7 — has been open with followers about her IVF expertise, often sharing updates on her podcast and social media. In late July, she posted a vulnerable TikTok reflecting on the primary half of 2025.
“I’ve needed to miss a number of enjoyable issues, my physique has been through the ringer & truthfully I’m exhausted mentally & bodily,” she wrote alongside a photograph of herself cuddling her pet cow. “However, I can really feel the sunshine shifting. I’m lastly popping out of the cocoon & trusting that God’s timing is rarely fallacious.”
Earlier this summer season, Bunnie revealed that she and Jelly had received a major update of their IVF journey.
“Once you simply obtained the decision you’ve been ready on for five months since this ivf journey began,” she shared in an emotional Instagram put up. “All of the tears, the hopelessness & the wrestle, God lastly stated, ‘Right here.’”
She later clarified within the feedback, “This isn’t a being pregnant announcement – we gained’t announce that,” she wrote. “That is simply an enormous win for us.”
In March, Bunnie additionally opened up about how isolating the IVF course of can really feel. “It’s simply you and these hormones and the ready and the egg retrieval … It’s quite a bit to bear,” she stated on her podcast.