Lainey Wilson: ‘Nobody Has Seen My Ankles’

As we get into the summer heat, Lainey Wilson reveals why she does not ever wear shorts. In a recent interview, Lainey said of her trademark bell bottoms, "I've been wearing them for ten years. Nobody has seen my ankles. One day I'll wear cutoff bell bottoms." She added, "You won't see me in shorts. I don't shave my legs enough to wear shorts."

Wilson also touched on the Yellowstone TV series, revealing that she doesn't know much about her future on the show. When asked if she would return to the final season, she noted, "We'll see. Fingers crossed. I hope so. They are very secretive."

Lainey was the big winner at the 2023 ACM winning for Female Artist, Album, Music Event, and Visual Media, both from "Wait In The Truck," shared with Hardy. She said about the awards, "I'm gonna have to build me a shelf. I haven't received them yet. They say it might be six months. They try to keep you humble. They don't wanna give 'em to you that night."

After the ACM Awards, She made her debut performance on American Idol. She said of the appearance, "I finally made it on American Idol. I tried out seven times. I took the long way around but finally made it on American Idol. I never made it through. I never made it past the first round. I also tried out for The Voice. I'm grateful my story ended the way that it did."

The Country Music Association recently announced that CMA Fest, the Music Event of Summer, airs on ABC on Wednesday, July 19, at 8/7c. The three-hour primetime concert special, which is set to film in Nashville during CMA Fest's milestone 50th anniversary later this week, will be hosted by Lainey along with Dierks Bentley and Elle King.

Lainey recently posted to her Instagram (6/5), "We're about to have a dang good time…so excited to host #CMAFest with @dierksbentley and @elleking! We're bringing it to a TV near you on Wed. July 19 on ABC."

See Wilson's Instagram post here.

As she celebrates her 31st birthday today (5/19), Lainey Wilson is the reigning Female Vocalist for the ACMs and the CMAs. She also won the ACM Album of the Year award for Bell Bottom Country, beating out albums by  Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs.

There is no doubt that Lainey is well on her way to becoming a country music superstar. She currently opens stadium shows for Luke Combs and gets a performance slot at the 2023 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in June in front of 65,000 fans worldwide.

As she celebrates her big day today (5/19), we count down what we believe are her six very best songs to date, with many more to come in the future.