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American Idol alum Triston Harper and his spouse, Paris Reed, have welcomed their first child.
“Everyone my Grand Child has made her Grand Entrance …. weighing a strong 6lbs and 6 ounces,” Harper’s mom, Hattie Mae Sullivan, introduced in a Fb publish on June 23. “Brenley Lichelle Harper Has now arrived on the scene and she or he ain’t right here to play. She’s already in boss mode!!!!! Feed me, Change me, Minimize that vivid gentle out. Sure ma’am no matter you need G MA is gonna make it occur!!!!!”
Harper, 17, revealed his marriage to Reed with a November 2024 Fb relationship replace, writing, “Iv [sic] obtained large information harpies ❤️❤️😘.”
Two days later, Sullivan shared that the newlyweds have been anticipating their first baby when she posted a selfie they’d taken with a optimistic being pregnant take a look at.
Many celebrities expanded their households in 2025. The Duggar household celebrated the start of their thirty fourth and thirty fifth grandchildren after Jed Duggar welcomed new child twins with spouse Katey Duggar. “They’re right here!! 💕 Introducing Elsie Kate and Emma Kate,” Katey wrote by way of Instagram on January 9. “Each women are wholesome and delightful!” Jed and Katey, who […]
“Now Everyone has congratulated me on Triston and Paris getting married however to me that’s outdated information however now I’m bout to be a ‘G Ma,’” Sullivan captioned the publish, which Harper shared on his Fb web page as effectively.
American Idol followers met Harper throughout season 22 of the ABC actuality competitors sequence, which aired from February to Might 2024. The Alabama native opened up about his troublesome childhood on the present.
Triston Harper and Paris Reed Courtesy of Triston Harper/Instagram
“By the age of 11 years outdated, my mother was with my stepdad. He was getting very abusive. We needed to depart McIntosh, [Alabama], then every thing, it went sideways, identical to that,” he defined in a video package deal on the time. “The bottom a part of my life was when me and my mother had [become] homeless and have been sleeping on the sidewalk. I had simply turned 12.”
Harper went on to precise his gratitude for the chance to compete on the present, including, “I by no means thought I’d be capable to inform my story to American Idol, ever. It makes me joyful simply fascinated about it.”
Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have been impressed by Harper’s audition but additionally provided him some constructive criticism as a consequence of his younger age.
A number of celebrities are getting ready to welcome little ones into their households in 2025. Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and his spouse, Demi-Leigh Tebow, revealed in January that they’re anticipating their first baby. “We’re simply so excited and so over the moon to be having a child collectively,” Demi-Leigh informed Folks on the time, […]
“Something that you simply’re doing technically-wise singing is ‘trigger you’re 15,” Bryan mentioned. “If I may [have] a day with you and simply say, ‘Don’t try this anymore,’ identical to, ‘Don’t do these two issues,’ and, man, I imply, you’re simply …”
Perry then chimed in to complete Bryan’s thought, telling Harper, “You’re a shotgun. Simply watch the place you’re aiming it.”
Harper made all of it the way in which to the highest 5 earlier than being eradicated alongside Emmy Russell throughout a Might 2024 episode. After his Idol exit, he launched his debut single, “H.O.P.E.,” later that month. (Abi Carter in the end received season 22.)
Within the months main as much as the pair’s large announcement, Harper shared an Instagram tribute to Reed in celebration of Nationwide Girlfriends Day. “I really like you a lot @reedgirl.101❤️❤️❤️❤️,” he gushed in August 2024. “There could also be a 1 in one million form of woman, however your [sic] my 1 in a lifetime time form of girl. I really like you 25❤️😘.”
