Why Carly Pearce Calls Boyfriend Riley King Her "Champ"

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In an exclusive interrogation with E! News astatine the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Carly Pearce shared however fellow Riley King supports her euphony vocation "like a champ."

Carly Pearce Talks Post-Divorce Music & Gwen Stefani Studio Sessions

No request to hope: Carly Pearce is precise blessed now.

The state prima was each smiles erstwhile she deed the 2023 CMT Music Awards with her fellow Riley King on April 2. Clad successful a achromatic gown with crystal detailing from Miss Sohee, she exclusively told E! News of her narration with the erstwhile MLB player, "We're doing great." (See each the reddish carpet manner here.)

In fact, the 32-year-old couldn't assistance but to gush implicit how supportive Riley has been of her euphony career. As Carly's day to the star-studded ceremony, the athlete was successful the assemblage to ticker her execute "What He Didn't Do" and squad up with Gwen Stefani for an electryifing collaborative screen of "Just a Girl" by No Doubt.

"This is each helium wants for maine to do," Carly told E! News up of the show. "I deliberation it's truly hard to find a supportive important different erstwhile you unrecorded this brainsick life, and helium does it similar a champ."

Prior to her romance with Riley, the "I Hope You're Happy Now" vocalist was married to chap country star Michael Ray. The two split in June 2020 after 8 months of marriage.

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Looking backmost astatine the music she made pursuing the divorce, Carly described it arsenic "kind of similar a yearbook."

"I wrote these songs to not consciousness alone, and I deliberation what fans person done is they've fixed maine the assurance that I'm not alone," she explained. "You spell done things and past you're capable to look backmost connected it, be grateful for it and person different meaning to connect to it."

She continued, "I find it almighty to get to sing them each night."

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Though ending a narration tin beryllium hard, Carly said she hopes those who precocious experienced a breakup cognize that "there is simply a crushed that you're going done it."

"It's tough," she advised. "You'll yet fig it retired erstwhile you're supposed."

The 2023 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, is disposable on-demand connected Paramount+.

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