The couple just lately grew to become Instagram official.
Audrina Patridge has formally introduced her romantic involvement with nation music artist Michael Ray. The 39-year-old star of The Hills took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 9, to share the information together with her followers, ending months of hypothesis about her relationship standing.
Patridge, who rose to fame by means of her appearances on the favored MTV sequence, unveiled her new love. She posted an intimate {photograph} of herself and Ray, 36, in an embrace, their foreheads touching and her hand positioned on his neck.
Patridge captioned the picture with lyrics from Ray’s newest single, “Maintain”: “There’s loads of issues in life price letting go However the ones that imply essentially the most, you gotta maintain.” Ray’s response to the publish was equally touching. He commented, “Let’s go babe!!! Grateful for you and Kirra,” acknowledging not solely Patridge but in addition her 8-year-old daughter from a earlier marriage.
The couple’s Instagram debut follows months of delicate on-line interactions that observant followers had observed. Mutual likes and feedback on one another’s posts, notably on Patridge’s pictures from the Stagecoach competition in April, had fueled hypothesis about their relationship. Nonetheless, it wasn’t till late June that the pair gave their first clear indication of romance, with Patridge sharing a Story that includes a passionate kiss between them, in keeping with Individuals.
For Patridge, this new chapter comes after a sequence of high-profile relationships and a difficult divorce. She beforehand dated her The Hills co-star Justin “Justin Bobby” Brescia and musician Ryan Cabrera. Her marriage to Corey Bohan, Kirra’s father, resulted in 2018 amid allegations of home abuse. In a July 2022 interview with Individuals, Patridge mirrored on her pursuit of self-love and the power to go away unhealthy relationships.
“Now, it is like, I like myself sufficient to stroll away,” she shared. “You need to love your self sufficient to say sufficient is sufficient. Or I am not placing up with this.”
Patridge additional elaborated on her previous experiences, saying, “I’ve realized loads of that going by means of this. And I’ve realized that while you’re in a foul relationship, you place up with loads of issues since you’re attempting to power it to work … to make the opposite individual blissful. And that is not good. You have to discover all these indicators and cease it earlier than it will get too far.”
Ray, born on April 29, 1988, in Eustis, Florida, brings his personal historical past to the connection. The nation singer’s musical profession started underneath the steering of his grandfather, Amos Wilson Roach, who taught him guitar and efficiency abilities. After forming a band in southern Florida post-high college, Ray independently launched his debut album in 2010 earlier than signing with Warner Music Nashville.
Like Patridge, Ray has skilled the challenges of a public divorce. His marriage to fellow nation singer Carly Pearce ended in June 2020 after simply eight months. Regardless of this setback, Ray remained open to the opportunity of discovering love once more. In a June 2023 interview with Individuals, he expressed his perception within the significance of connection and household: “I believe perhaps down the street, for certain. I consider that that is what we’re placed on this world to do, is to search out any person that you simply join with that makes you higher and create a household and depart a legacy.”