It has been a banner year for Lainey Wilson. The country music singer released a brand-new album Bell Bottom Country, won two CMAs for Best New Artist and Female Vocalist of the Year, and took her talents to the small screen with a role on Yellowstone, the most-watched show on TV. But she’s been getting some special attention lately, and it’s not for any of those accomplishments.
A TikTok user shared a video of Lainey performing onstage wearing flared animal print pants perfectly fitted to accentuate her curves. The video has been viewed nearly 7 million times and received thousands of comments. The trend took off in a body positivity direction, with other users showing off their figures with captions like, “Did Lainey Wilson really just turn my biggest insecurity into my biggest flex?” (Want to embrace the trend yourself? These animal-print bell bottoms are less than $20.)
Lainey has a great sense of humor about this newfound attention and took to social media to welcome her new followers, all while reminding people to check out her new album.
Lainey poked fun at herself in a video addressing the trend. She said, “I can’t even scroll on TikTok on my ‘for you’ page without seeing my fat butt on everything. It says #trend! Whatever brings the people in, whatever brings the people in! But I’m just letting y’all know, go check out my record, Bell Bottom Country. Happy to have ya either way. However you found me, I’m happy you’re here! Y’all see what we did with Bell Bottom Country? See what I did? We didn’t even plan that, but, you know what? The Lord has a way of working things out.”
Fans could not control themselves and flooded her with comments like, “😂😂😂😂😂😂 I fell in love with you for your voice but I mean the 🍑 is much appreciated 😂,” “Lol yessss that thang is THANGIN’ lol! And you have a nice voice!,” and “Oh my goodness, Queen, you are hottt!!! 🔥Let them talk!”
The “Heart Like a Truck” singer even shared a photo of herself photoshopped in a dump truck and on a commercial driver’s license.
We adore Lainey and can’t wait to see what 2023 brings for this fun-loving superstar.
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers gift guides, product reviews, crafts, and TV shows like Yellowstone. She’s currently stitching up a cross-stitch pattern for the magazine’s next issue