Kellie Pickler & Her Late Husband Kyle Jacobs: Their Romance In Photos

By:

Christina Casiano

February 17, 2023 11:27PM EST

Kellie Pickler and the late Kyle Jacobs wed in 2011, and later appeared in a CMT reality series documenting their romance.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and her late husband Kyle Jacobs are seen arriving at the 52nd ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 2, 2017. The couple twinned in black, with her opting for an off-the-shoulder dress and him in a black blazer over a black shirt and jeans.

The couple wed back in 2011 after meeting through mutual friends in Nashville four years prior. “So we ended up sitting with him and his buddies, and we got lost in conversation and everybody else disappeared,” she said in a past interview. “We started writing songs the next day, and then we got hitched, well, that happened a few years later,” she added. By 2010 they were engaged, eloping to Antigua on Jan. 1, 2011.

Their romance was front and center in CMT reality series ‘I Love Kellie Pickler!’ from 2015 to 2017. “We want to keep it light and positive,” she told The Associated Press while shooting the series in 2015. “There’s enough darkness out in the world. And there’s enough negativity on television.”

Kyle sadly passed away after an apparant death by suicide on Friday, Feb. 17. Click through the gallery to see photos of Kellie and her late husband.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs arrive at the 51st annual CMA Awards, in Nashville, TN on Nov. 8, 2017. She wore a black lace dress adorned with feathers, while Kyle was dapper in a charcoal colored suit.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kyle Jacobs and Kellie Pickler arrive at ‘The Today Show’s New York set on July 31, 2017. The country singer opted for a floral Ted Baker dress, sandals and sunglasses, while Kyle went with jeans and a button down.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs are glamorous on the CMT Music Awards carpet on June 7, 2017. The ‘American Idol’ alum dazzled in a sequin red drss with sheer panels and a gold dipped skirt, while Kyle went with an all black look.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs cozy up as they arrive to the ‘Today Show’ studios in NYC on Aug 22, 2016. Kellie looked gorgeous in a black and red dress, while Kyle went with a brown button down, jeans and brown leather shoes.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs snuggle up on the 2016 red carpet at the CMT Music Awards. The couple became a regular fixture in the country music awards scene after their marriage in 2011, and subsequent CMT reality show.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler, Kyle Jacobs attend the Viacom Upfront during the run of their reality series on CMT back in March 2016. The pair documented their relationship on the 13 episode show.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs arrive at the 49th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 4, 2015 in Nashville. Kyle, who passed away on Feb. 17, 2023, looked dapper in a black suit as he put his arm around wife Kellie.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Kellie Pickler kisses late husband Kyle Jacobs on the ceke as they arrived at the CMT Music Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Kyle smiled for the cameras while Kellie picked her foot back for the romantic moment.

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Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs

Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs — Singer Kellie Pickler and late husband Kyle Jacobs attend the 2015 CMT Upfront event at NYC’s TimesCenter. They sweetly embraced as they posed for the cameras.

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