Negative dating experiences are unavoidable, even though most of us would prefer to avoid them. Sometimes, people just aren't compatible, and that's okay, even if the person you're going out with happens to be one of the most successful singers in the world. Even celebrities have a bad date every now and then.
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According to Leanne Morgan, when her daughter went on a date with Morgan Wallen, she learned this the hard way.
Leanne told This Past Weekend With Theo Von the story of how she met Wallen before he was, well, Morgan Wallen. Our scene is set at a charity event in Knoxville, Tennessee. Leanne was doing a comedy routine, and Wallen was singing a set. It didn't take long for Wallen to meet Leanne's daughter, Maggie, with whom he went on a few dates back in the day.
According to Leanne, her daughter wasn't exactly Wallen's type - but not in a bad way. "We're not fighters," the comedian explained of her family, "we're lovers." Maggie wasn't a match for Wallen, but for all the right reasons. Apparently, Wallen liked girls who were a little more on the "wild" side.
Leanne explained, "See, my children went to a Christian school and were told not to. [Maggie] thought [Morgan] was darling... but he liked girls that like to fight in the yard. And that's okay! There's pretty girls in Powell!"
It might not have been a love story for Morgan and Maggie, but perhaps it was better off that way.
Morgan Wallen Just Might Be Entering His "Settle Down Phase"
Although Morgan Wallen has been linked to several women over the years - his ex KT Smith, Megan Moroney, and Paige Lorenze just to name a few, it seems like right now the superstar is focused on tour, and not so much his next romantic escapade.
In 2023, he told an interviewer he wasn't "in a hurry" to jump into a relationship anytime soon. "I don't have anybody right now. It's kind of hard, just how busy I've been," the singer shared. "I got a son, I got an album, I got a tour, I've got all these things I do. I go hunt. It's really hard for me to make time for that. I want to, though. I think I'm coming up on my 'settle down phase.' We'll see."
Now that it's been a few years, we wonder if Morgan Wallen just might be ready to find somebody special.
Photo by: John Shearer/Getty Images for Morgan Wallen's One Night At A Time 2024
