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Lainey Wilson caught up with Ellie Thumann & Billboard'sTetris Kelly at the ACM Awards 2026.
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00:00Miss Laney, I promise you I'm not just hyping you up per usual because I always hype you up.
00:04You look good every time! Like, how do you just walk on the carpet being this flawlessly gorgeous?
00:09Well, I got a lot of help. Also, I like this cow hide you got going on.
00:11Thank you. You know, give it a little something tonight.
00:13You look beautiful.
00:14You look gorgeous.
00:15Yes, thank you.
00:15You have that newlywed glow. Congratulations.
00:19Five days ago.
00:20Five days ago.
00:21We did it literally five days ago.
00:22And then, like, how do you plan a wedding and squeeze it in between award shows?
00:27Like, what is that like?
00:28Well, honestly, I mean, I love the month of May and I was like, we got Stagecoach, we got Jazz
00:33Fest.
00:34I see a window open. It was Mother's Day.
00:37But all of our mothers were excited to be there.
00:39Okay, that's good. That's good. They went bad.
00:40Others went out.
00:41We got ACMs. I'm like, as long as I got my phone, my keys, my wallet, my man.
00:46Is he here with you tonight?
00:47He's here.
00:47Oh, my goodness. Amazing. I love that.
00:51And then I gotta talk to you about Stagecoach Girl.
00:53Yes.
00:53Because we were all there. Me and her were both there.
00:55And it was like, everybody, you gotta go. The wind is going.
00:57And then all of a sudden, my girl was like, nah, we back.
00:59So tell me, like, what was that experience like for you experiencing it from, like, behind the scenes?
01:04It was wild. I mean, to tell you the truth, when everybody evacuated, like, 75,000 people had to get
01:09out of the place.
01:10It was crazy.
01:11It was crazy. I was like, oh my gosh.
01:13Well, first of all, I'm glad everybody's safe.
01:16But I was like, we put so much into the show.
01:18Like, we gotta play this show.
01:19We gotta figure this out.
01:20And then so many people came back.
01:21Everybody did.
01:22They came back.
01:23I was like, man, I have the best fans.
01:27You absolutely killed it.
01:27They remind me every single day that they show up.
01:29They're in my corner.
01:30And I feel like that happening really showed that.
01:33And your outfit during it was insane.
01:35I was watching the livestream.
01:37That was one of my favorite outfits.
01:37Tears rolling down my cheeks that I had to leave because my sister was so panicked with the whole.
01:42But I just commend you so much for being able to go out there and, you know, turn this night
01:46that had so much chaos into something so beautiful.
01:48You brought out Riley, which I thought was so special.
01:51Well, I know so many people were excited to see Riley Greene.
01:53And I was like, these girls here, they're gonna kick my mic.
01:57What do you think is so special about Riley?
01:58Because, I mean, the girls are obsessed.
02:00They love him.
02:01He's tall, dark, and handsome.
02:03And what would it mean to you tonight to win Entertainer of the Year?
02:07Two years in a row.
02:08I know you're very familiar with the category.
02:10But how special?
02:11Fresh off the wedding.
02:13It would be wild.
02:13You know, I feel like I've already, I showed up here being a winner.
02:17Just from my past with ACMs, but also with just getting married.
02:23I don't know.
02:24If we took home Entertainer of the Year, we're gonna keep the honeymoon going.
02:27I was about to say, take it home tonight and just keep the party going.
02:30Good to see you always, lady.
02:31Congratulations on everything.
02:33Of course.
02:33Thank you guys.
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