{"id":27587,"date":"2023-08-18T10:03:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27587"},"modified":"2023-08-18T12:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:27:49","slug":"kellie-pickler-speaks-out-after-husbands-death-darkest-time-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/kellie-pickler-speaks-out-after-husbands-death-darkest-time-in-my-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Kellie Pickler Speaks Out After Husband’s Death: ‘Darkest Time in My Life’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Country musician Kellie Pickler has broken her silence six months after her husband Kyle Jacobs’ death by suicide. She told <\/a>People Magazine, <\/em>“One of the most beautiful lessons my husband taught me was in a moment of a crisis, if you don’t know what to do, ‘Do nothing, just be still.’ I have chosen to heed his advice.”<\/p>\n

She continued, “Thank you to my family, friends, and supporters for the countless letters, calls and messages that you have sent my way.” The 37-year-old said the support “has truly touched my soul, and it’s helping me get through the darkest time in my life. As many of you have told me, you are all in my prayers.” The singer also told People Magazine <\/em>that she’s planning an “intimate memorial” for her husband, which will happen later this fall.<\/p>\n

Pickler and her husband were married in 2011 in a surprise New Year’s Day ceremony. The “American Idol” alum shared multiple posts dedicated to Jacobs, whom she’s called “my love” over the years. In 2016, she shared a sweet birthday post for Jacobs on her Instagram, writing, “Happy birthday to my loving husband and best friend. You are truly my greatest treasure. I love you so much!”<\/p>\n

In 2017, Pickler posted about how he proposed to her. She wrote, “One of the most special days in my life will always be June 15th. It is my grandmother’s birthday, and it’s also the day my husband Kyle proposed.” She said they were in Florida’s Rosemary Beach in 2010 on what he said was only a “vacation.”<\/p>\n

She gushed, “That evening, after a romantic dinner, we took a sunset stroll on the beach. Little did I know, he had secretly planted a small wooden box in the sand. It looked like it had washed up from the sea, but upon opening it, I found a true treasure. Inside contained a journal that Kyle had written for me, a seashell with my grandmother’s name ‘Faye’ written on it, and a beautiful engagement ring.”<\/p>\n