Thomas Rhett is a proud lady dad to little ones who’re lastly beginning to understand what their father does for a dwelling.
“I don’t assume that my youngsters actually knew what I did till a pair years in the past,” Rhett, 34, completely advised Us Weekly on the Aaron Rodgers and RX3 2025 Charity Flag Soccer Event on Saturday, March 15. “Now, my older two like to journey with me and keep up late and watch the present and all that type of stuff.”
The nation singer and his spouse, Lauren Akins, share daughters Willa Grey, 9, Ada James, 7, Lennon Love, 5, and Lillie Carolina, 3.
“It’s been enjoyable getting to look at them dabble on piano or guitar or no matter,” Rhett advised Us. “I don’t know if music is sort of a genetic pass-down sort factor, however they find it irresistible and I don’t assume they might care much less if I performed or not.”
All 4 Akins daughters cheered on Rhett as he competed within the RX3 flag soccer event on Saturday.
“I believe they’re shocked,” Rhett quipped. “I don’t assume they’ve ever seen me run.”
Rhett was a member of the crew coached by Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen.
“I haven’t ran like that since I used to be 17 years outdated,” the musician advised Us of the crew’s “sluggish begin” on the sector. “It’s been a blast anytime you may be aggressive and get to satisfy new individuals, and play soccer for an superior trigger. It doesn’t get any cooler than that.”
Rhett performed within the occasion in assist of nonprofit Love One Worldwide, which helps help people in Uganda with life-saving medical care and household preservation.
“My spouse has been on the board of a corporation referred to as Love One for about seven years,” he defined. “We adopted our first little one from Uganda in 2017 and Uganda has at all times been part of mine and my spouse’s coronary heart. I obtained to take my youngsters over there final 12 months for the primary time to truly get to look at, firsthand, what Love One does. In a nutshell, they handle malnourished youngsters in Gulu, Uganda, and so they get to coach individuals on vitamin, well being [and] easy issues like what to eat [and] methods to eat. I believe issues that we actually take with no consideration dwelling in North America.”
With the flag soccer matchup behind him, Rhett is now targeted on his upcoming milestone birthday — the “One thing ‘Bout A Girl” singer turns 35 on March 30 — and his music.
“I really feel like this previous 12 months was the primary time since COVID that I’ve type of rediscovered why I like what I do,” he defined. “I’ve felt, like, a child this 12 months taking part in in a storage. I’m having enjoyable making music with my band. I really feel like I’m writing among the greatest stuff I’ve ever gotten to write down, and simply feeling actually impressed recently and able to crush it this summer season.”
With reporting by Mike Vulpo