Bunnie Xo admits she’s ‘drooling’ over husband Jelly Roll after his weight loss

Bunnie Xo can’t take her eyes off her husband, Jelly Roll, whose dramatic 300-pound weight loss has transformed not just his health but their relationship.

In an exclusive interview with People, the podcast host and author, whose new memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, hits shelves Feb. 17, opens up about how Jelly Roll’s dramatic 300-lb. weight loss has transformed the country star.

“We’re watching a grown man live his life to the fullest for the first time,” Bunnie, 46, told People. “He doesn’t have that extra weight on him, and he is literally just the happiest little bumblebee flying through the universe right now, doing everything he hasn’t gotten to do, and he’s kicking ass. I can’t wait to see how it’s going to be in another 10 years, especially now with his newfound freedom.”

Adds the Dumbe Blonde host: “He was beautiful before, but now I catch myself drooling looking at him; he looks so good!”

In Stripped Down, Bunnie (real name Alisa DeFord) chronicles her journey through a painful childhood and turbulent young adulthood, including domestic violence, sexual assault, drug addiction, and thoughts of suicide, and how she found happiness with Jelly, 41. 

She also addresses his 2018 affair, which nearly ended their marriage, and reflects on how their relationship has grown stronger over the years.

“Everybody deserves a second chance,” she says of Jelly, whom she married in 2016 and renewed vows with in 2023.

“Granted, we were both assholes when we first got together, but we have evolved together… [When we met] he was going down a path of drugs. I was coming out of a domestic-violence relationship. I had so much baggage, so much toxicity; he had never been in a real relationship. We had to learn together,” she added.

Stripped Down hits shelves Feb. 17 and is available for preorder wherever books are sold.