Lainey Wilson: The Moment She Knew She Made It
Lainey Wilson graces the cover of Flaunt Magazine this month, and the superstar talked to the publication about a number of things while on her phone driving around Nashville.
One thing Lainey addressed is the exact moment she knew she was on the edge of country music superstardom. That moment came in late 2023 after she won her first CMA Awards.
She was traveling from a date in Florida. Wilson recalled, “It just hit me like a ton of bricks of like, ‘Man, do you realize what is really happening?’ And it’s a good feeling, a scary feeling, a lot of feelings that you wouldn’t expect come along with it.”
Lainey also said she has learned to “accept the gift” of her career skyrocketing. She noted that she doesn’t “let the awards and accolades define who I am as a person or as an artist.”
She did say that she is “grateful for them” but has to “shift my energy to something else.”
One thing that has been solid since her couple of years of fame is the people in her life who brought her down to earth. She said that she’s not the only one “living in a whirlwind,” but at when things are kind of “stormin’ all around you,” it’s about coming back to that center and finding “peace.”
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Wilson’s life in the last few years has been like a fairy tale; all of the country music star’s dreams have come true, and then some.
Lainey recently told us how she has tried to stay grounded through all this fame and success. She said, “I have been trying to keep one foot on the ground for the last four years; it has truly been crazy.”
Friends and family have helped her along, “I have people in my life that say, ‘Walk to that stage, and really take it in for a moment, and just like really take in really think about it.'”
Wilson’s parents are two of those special people in her life. She said, “They are just so proud, but more importantly, they are proud of what I have accomplished more than what I am doing. They are proud of who I am, proud of my heart and proud of my hard work, and that feels good.”
She added, “My life is changing, but I feel like I have not, and they still treat me the same old way.”
