Lauren Akins Explained

Birth Name:Lauren Gregory
Birth Date:8 November 1989
Birth Place:Madison, Tennessee
Education:University of Tennessee
Notable Works:Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes
Children:4
Relatives:Rhett Akins (father-in-law)

Lauren Akins (Gregory) is an American author, podcaster, and philanthropist. She is the author of Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes, which was a New York Times best seller.

Early life

Akins grew up in Madison, Tennessee and attended Goodpasture Christian School.[1] [2] Her parents are Steve and Lisa Gregory.[3] She has a younger sister, Macy, and a younger brother, Grayson.[2]

Akins attended the University of Tennessee, receiving a degree in nursing.[2]

Career

Akins worked with a non-profit advocacy organization, 147 Million Orphans.[4] She donated over $250,000 at an event for the organization in October 2016.[5]

On May 5, 2021, Akins released her book, Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes, a memoir which she wrote with Mark Dagostino.[6] The book is a New York Times best seller.[7]

In May 2021, Akins released an eight-episode podcast, Live in Love with Lauren Akins, which is co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.[8] In October 2021, season two of the podcast premiered.[9]

In 2023, Akins released his-and-hers perfumes with Ranger Station, a fragrance house in Nashville.[10] Half of the proceeds went to Love One International, a nonprofit in Uganda.

Personal life

Akins married country musician Thomas Rhett Akins on October 12, 2012.[11] They met in first grade and became friends in middle school before later starting to date.[11] [12] In 2017, they announced that they were adopting a baby girl, Willa Gray, from Uganda who was born November 1, 2015, and were also expecting.[13] [14] Their second daughter, Ada James was born on August 12, 2017.[15] On July 23, 2019, they announced that they were expecting their third daughter.[16] Their third daughter, Lennon Love, was born on February 10, 2020.[17] Their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina, was born on November 15, 2021.[18] The family lives in Nashville.[19]

Akins is a Christian.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hautman . Nicholas . Lauren Akins Gets Real About Saving Herself for Thomas Rhett, Marriage Counseling and More in 'Live in Love' Memoir . 13 December 2021 . Us Weekly . August 18, 2020.
  2. News: Hautman . Nicholas . Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins: A Timeline of Their Relationship . 13 December 2021 . Us Weekly . November 18, 2021.
  3. News: Stinson . Megan . Lauren Akins & Her Parents Discuss Familial Relationships On 'Live In Love' . 13 December 2021 . KIIS FM . November 10, 2021.
  4. News: Whitaker . Sterling . Lauren Akins Shares Heart-Wrenching, Inspiring Journey of Orphan She's Helping. 13 December 2021 . Taste of Country . January 10, 2018.
  5. Web site: Burchard . Jeremy . 2019-03-16 . How '147 Million Orphans' Led Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins to Willa Gray . 2024-08-20 . Wide Open Country . en-US.
  6. News: Mizoguchi . Karen . Michaud . Sarah . Lauren Akins 'Pretty Scared to Be This Vulnerable with the World' in Upcoming Memoir Live in Love . 13 December 2021 . People . September 20, 2019.
  7. News: Weir . Keziah . IS THE GOP GAMING THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER LISTS? . 13 December 2021 . Vanity Fair . October 29, 2020.
  8. News: Blumberg . Perry Ormont . Lauren Akins and Thomas Rhett Share How They "Live in Love" in Their Marriage . 13 December 2021 . Southern Living . June 10, 2021.
  9. News: King . Ariel . Lauren Akins Returns With Season 2 Of 'Live In Love With Lauren Akins' . 13 December 2021 . iHeartRadio . October 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: Gruener . Brandee . 8 December 2023 . Lauren Akins And Ranger Station Launch New Perfume Collection In Time For Holiday Shopping . 18 January 2024 . Southern Living.
  11. Web site: Country Newcomer Thomas Rhett Weds Childhood Crush . Dunkerley . Beville . October 15, 2012 . The Boot . December 13, 2021.
  12. News: Stein . Megan . Lauren Akins Is So Ready for Fall — and Even Thomas Rhett Can't Stop Her . 13 December 2021 . Country Living . September 4, 2019.
  13. News: Thomas Rhett and Wife Reveal Baby's Gender . February 18, 2017 . Sounds Like Nashville . December 13, 2021.
  14. Hazel . Allison . February 15, 2017 . Thomas Rhett & Wife Lauren Are Expecting (and Adopting) a Baby: See His Announcement . . December 13, 2021.
  15. Web site: Thomas Rhett's Baby Girl Has Arrived . McCarthy . Amy . August 13, 2017 . The Boot . October 8, 2017.
  16. Web site: Big 'Life Changes'! Thomas Rhett and Wife Lauren Akins Expecting Third Daughter: 'Bring on the Crazy' . Juneau . Jen . July 23, 2019 . People.
  17. News: Meet Lennon! Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Welcome Third Daughter: 'We Could Not Be More in Love'. Benjamin. VanHoose. Sarah. Michaud. People Magazine. February 11, 2020. November 22, 2020.
  18. Web site: Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Welcome Fourth Baby, Daughter Lillie Carolina: See Her Photo . 2024-01-18 . Peoplemag . en.
  19. Web site: 2021-08-05 . See Inside Thomas Rhett & Lauren Akins' Nashville Home: 'I Love How Much Love It Holds' . 2024-08-20 . Yahoo News . en-CA.

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