Audrina Patridge and country singer Michael Ray have just gone Instagram official. The lovebirds made their relationship public on July 9 after media speculation about them being romantically involved began to emerge in late spring. In the pic shared by Patridge on Instagram, the duo are seen cuddling up as they look into each other’s eyes.
She quoted one of her beau’s songs, “Hold”, in the caption: “There’s a lot of things in life worth letting go. But the ones that mean the most, you gotta hold”. Michael Ray commented: “Let’s go babe!!! Grateful for you and Kirra”, referring to Patridge’s eight-year-old daughter.
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Photo: @michaelraymusic/Instagram Ray, 36, is a country singer from Florida. As seen on his All Music bio, Ray rose to fame after coming top in the CW network’s reality TV singing competition The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep back in 2012. The win landed him a deal with Atlantic Nashville, notes the source.
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jpg"} Michael Ray was married to fellow country singer Carly Pearce for eight months. Photo: @michaelraymusic/Instagram Like his new girlfriend Audrina Patridge, Ray has been married before. Per People, he tied the knot with fellow country singer Carly Pearce in 2019 – but the marriage was short-lived, with the “We Don’t Fight Anymore” singer filing for divorce just eight months later.
On the Bobby Cast podcast last year, Ray opened up about his divorce from Pearce, saying: “We didn’t do counselling, we didn’t do any of that beforehand, and I think that – there was moments, that I look back now and I’m like, ‘Why didn’t I speak up on that?’ That was one of the first times I realised that her and I are opposite.” How did Michael Ray meet Audrina Patridge? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Michael Ray is a country music singer.
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jpg"} Michael Ray is a country music singer. Photo: @michaelraymusic/Instagram So far it’s unclear how Ray and Patridge met, but according to People, they were first rumoured to be a couple in April this year after Patridge shared photos from the Stagecoach festival – and fans noticed that Ray had liked her images. Who else has Audrina Patridge dated? {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/07/16/e5965dc2-5771-40ab-a626-110d969acfea_d7491f3d.jpg"} Eagle-eyed fans first thought Audrina Patridge was involved with Michael Ray after he began liking photos she shared from the Stagecoach Festival earlier this year. Photo: @audrinapatridge/Instagram Patridge’s dating history goes back years – and you may recognise some of the exes from her reality TV days.
Per Us Weekly, Patridge has dated Justin Bobby Brescia (from The Hills ), was asked out by Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Pine , and had brief flings with polo player Nic Roldan and Gossip Girl ’s Chace Crawford . She was married to Australian TV personality Corey Bohan from 2016 to 2018. Patridge detailed her former relationship with Crawford in her memoir, Choices: To the Hills and Back Again .
“We were just inseparable”, she wrote. “I genuinely liked him after these incredible few days together, and I had the feeling it was mutual.” In her book, she said that she looks back on their previous romance.
“A big part of me wishes I’d told Corey to kick rocks and just gone out with Chace. He’s such a gentleman and so normal and kind. It would have been fun, if only I hadn’t let Corey back in and screwed up our chance.
” Does Audrina Patridge have any children? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Audrina Patridge has a daughter called Kirra with her ex husband Corey Bohan. Photo: @audrinapatridge/Instagram","url":"https://cdn.
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Photo: @audrinapatridge/Instagram Patridge shares one daughter, Kirra, with her ex Corey Bohan, who they welcomed in 2016. Patridge has remained fiercely protective – and proud – of her little girl. “I feel so blessed to have my baby girl Kirra as my daughter.
She has opened my eyes up to love, life, laughter, challenges and making life all that much better. I love her so much!” she wrote in an Instagram post earlier this year. Audrina Patridge and Michael Ray made their relationship Instagram official on July 9, finally confirming rumours that they’ve been dating for months Before meeting Ray, Patridge was asked out by Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Pine, and even had a thing with Chace Crawford – but Ray’s been married before too.
