We now know if Sara Evans will soon have a granddaughter or a grandson. Evans shares on social media that her daughter Audrey and boyfriend John had a gender reveal, announcing that Audrey is carrying a boy!
“It’s a BOY!” Sara writes. “God is so amazing! Congratulations John and Audrey! We love him so much already!”
In April, the Grand Ole Opry member announced that Audrey and John were expecting their first child.
“Words cannot express how excited and happy I am for Audrey and John!” Sara tells People. “I am already so in love with my grandchild and can’t wait to meet the little angel! God is so amazing!”
The 20-year-old also expressed her excitement about becoming a mother.
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“We are beyond joyful and deeply grateful to God for this incredible blessing,” Audrey says. “I am honored to step into motherhood and embrace everything that comes with it. We feel so lucky to have such a tight-knit family who we know will surround us — John, the baby, and me — with endless love and support.”
All three of Sara’s children, including Audrey’s older siblings, Avery and Olivia, are from her first husband, Craig Schelske. The couple divorced in 2007. In 2008, Evans married Jay Barker, a former University of Alabama quarterback. Sara and Jay separated in 2021. In 2022, he was charged with aggravated assault, after allegedly trying to run Sara over with his car. Evans shared some of the details of that terrifying night on her podcast, Diving in Deep with Sara Evans.
“It really scared me, and it scared all of us, especially my child that was with me,” Sara recalls. “So the friend of ours was driving me. We were getting ready to pull into the driveway, and… [Jay] had a verbal altercation with my child, who had never seen that side of him, ever. And it scared the s— out of her.”
Fortunately, Barker got the help he needed, and the two reunited, which began when Jay texted her, saying, “Everybody says that I shouldn’t contact you, but you are still my wife.”
“A lot of women will judge me and want to judge me,” Sara admits. “When he said, ‘But you are still my wife,’ I don’t know. I just melted because I thought, ‘I am still your wife, and we can talk if we want to. We’re both adults.’ So I texted him back and I think I just said something short and sweet like, ‘How are you? I’m on the road,’ and we sort of tiptoed back to each other.”
Evans will have to carve out time to babysit her new grandson among her busy tour schedule. The 54-year-old, who just performed at CMA Fest, has a packed touring schedule over the next few months. Her latest album, Unbroke, is out now. Find all of Evans’ music and upcoming shows at SaraEvans.com.