Karen Fairchild and husband Jimi Westbrook’s marriage has garnered considerable interest. This is following the recent release of their NBC special Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry, which features the couple and their fellow Little Big Town bandmates Phillip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman.
Here is everything you need to know on Fairchild and Westbrook’s marriage.
Who is Karen Fairchild married to?
Karen Fairchild is married to Jimi Westbrook.
Westbrook first met Schlapman and Fairchild and joined their band in 1998, as per Little Big Town’s All Music biography page. Westbrook had been a friend of Fairchild’s then-husband. The trio were then joined by Phillip Sweet not long after.
What is Jimi Westbrook’s job?
Jimi Westbrook is a musician.
Along with his wife Karen Fairchild, Westbrook is a member of Little Big Town. They have produced multiple albums and singles. Their most notable albums are The Reason Why, Little Big Town, Tornado, and Pain Killer.
Their known singles include “Boondocks,” “Girl Crush,” “Don’t Waste My Time,” and “Sober.”
Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook’s relationship history
Karen Fairchild and husband Jimi Westbrook, who had a mutual attraction for sometime, began their relationship in 2002, despite having had many disagreements as bandmates. Fairchild had been newly single then following her divorce. Westbrook had also been single like her.
Their fellow bandmates Sweet and Schlapman knew of Fairchild and Westbrook’s feelings for each other, long before the two themselves realized it. “We knew they were in love before they knew they were in love,” Schlapman said during an interaction with PEOPLE. “We were like, ‘They need to just do it,'” added Sweet.
Fairchild and Westbrook tied the knot in 2006. On March 5, 2010, the couple welcomed their son Elijah Dylan Westbrook. At some point during their marriage they also adopted two dogs.
In a September 2010 interview with US Weekly, Fairchild called Westbrook her “soulmate” and said she shares “a deep connection with her husband.
