Lauren Alaina has some sad news – she has called off her engagement to fiance Alex Hopkins.
The 24-year-old country singer and former American Idol contestant started dating Alex in 2012 and they got engaged in July 2018.
“We ask for grace, compassion, and respect in this time. I don’t regret a single second with Alex. I wish him the very best. Please do the same,” Lauren wrote along with the official statement.
Here’s the statement: “Over the last several years, you have been so supportive of us through all of our ups and downs, including personal struggles with health and family, and we couldn’t be more grateful. You share your lives with us, and we always want to be open with you in return. We want to let you know that we have decided to call off our engagement. While we still have love for each other, we’ve grown into very different people over the last six years. We are now in a place where we are each looking forward to starting our own fresh, new chapters of our lives. We both love and respect each other and hope you all will do the same. This has not been an easy decision, but we both feel it is the right decision. Thank you always for your love and support.”
Lauren Alaina absolutely stuns on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2018 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 14) in Nashville, Tenn.
The 24-year-old American Idol alum went glam in a princess-inspired, sparkling gown as she was supported at the big event by fiance Alex Hopkins.
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Lauren is nominated for New Artist of the Year tonight.
You can check out the full list of nominees here – Make sure you tune into the CMA Awards live on ABC right now!
FYI: Lauren is wearing a Randi Rahm gown.
Lauren Alaina shows off her engagement ring to everyone while arriving at the 12th Annual ACM Honors held at Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday night (August 22) in Nashville, Tenn.
The 23-year-old singer and her longtime beau Alex Hopkins announced their engagement just last month and they looked so happy on the red carpet together.
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“She may bust out in a dance or something [coming down the aisle]. She’s fun!” Lauren‘s tour mate Cole Swindell dished to People this week.
“Maybe I’ll get invited because it’s going to be a good time,” he added. “It’s gonna be a party, I guarantee. It’ll be a wedding but it’s gonna be a party. She’s so fun and she likes to have a good time.”
10+ pics inside of Lauren Alaina and fiance Alex Hopkins…
Lauren Alaina and her longtime boyfriend Alex Hopkins are officially engaged!
The American Idol season 10 runner-up took to Instagram on Saturday (July 21) to share the exciting news with fans.
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“Being yours forever has a nice ‘RING’ to it. #HoppilyEverHopkins @_alex_hopkins,” she captioned a cute photo of the duo kissing as she puts her ring on display. “WE ARE ENGAGED. EEEK. 💍❤️.”
Alex captioned the same pic, “Ladies and gentleman, may I present to you for the first time, the future Mrs. Lauren Hopkins. 📸@jsrandall.”
The two have been dating since 2012 when they were both 17 years old.
Congratulations, you two!
Lauren Alaina and her boyfriend Alex Hopkins make a super cute couple on the red carpet at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday (April 15) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The 23-year-old singer was joined at the event by her “What Ifs” collaborator Kane Brown and his fiancee Katelyn Jae. The singers will perform the song during the show!
Lauren won the award for New Female Vocalist of the Year and Kane was nominated for New Male Vocalist of the Year.
Also in attendance at the event were American Idol‘s Scotty McCreery and The Voice alum Danielle Bradbery, Cassadee Pope, RaeLynn, and Craig Wayne Boyd.
