Even country superstars have awkward first kiss stories, and Morgan Wallen’s might just take the cake.
Country stars are full of stories, but some of the best come out when they are just shootin’ the breeze like a bunch of high school buddies sitting on a front porch. That is exactly what happened when Morgan Wallen, Hardy, and Ernest sat down with Theo Von on This Past Weekend and took a trip down memory lane. The topic was first kisses. And let’s just say, Morgan’s story stole the whole damn show.
While Hardy tried to recall a tame little smooch with a girl named LeeEllen when he was about 13, Wallen and Ernest were quick to tease him for what they called a late start. Ernest, in classic Ernest fashion, dove into a hilarious tale from kindergarten. Apparently, he kissed a girl named Virginia Bane Burkhart and told his mama he was going to marry her because she wore pink panties. Ernest even rattled off her full name like he had just pulled it out of a yearbook. That is some serious commitment to the memory.
But leave it to Morgan Wallen to throw a stick of dynamite into the conversation. With a grin and no shame, he admitted that his first kiss was probably with his 12-year-old babysitter when he was just seven. He didn’t remember her name, the details were foggy, and the memory itself was more of a chaotic blur than a Hallmark moment.
“I was drunk—I don’t remember,” Hardy joked when asked about the details. Morgan couldn’t remember either, but he quickly laughed it off with the others, knowing full well he was just a wild kid from a small town.
That’s small-town chaos at its finest.
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And that is exactly what makes stories like these so relatable. These guys may be selling out arenas and topping charts, but they still come from the same dirt roads and school hallways that raised the rest of us. Ernest said it best when he explained how his mama still tells that story from preschool. It is clear these are the kind of memories that shape the people behind the music.
Morgan’s tale may be fuzzy and full of question marks, but that is what makes it gold. He does not need a polished memory. He has the vibe of a kid who got into mischief young, and it shows in the kind of music he writes. It is honest, a little reckless, and full of heart. That is what fans love about him. He does not sugarcoat anything. Whether it is about his music, his past, or kissing his babysitter at seven years old, he is going to tell it like it is.
Hardy, for his part, took the teasing like a champ. Being the late bloomer of the bunch might not give you bragging rights in a locker room, but it makes for good laughs among friends. Especially when you are in a room with Ernest, recalling preschool romances and Morgan casually tossing out babysitter confessions like it is no big deal.
What this little interview moment showed more than anything is that these guys are not just country stars. They are real people with real stories, some of them borderline unhinged, but all of them human. That kind of unfiltered storytelling is what keeps country music grounded, and it is why fans keep showing up for these artists year after year.
So, next time you hear a Morgan Wallen heartbreak anthem or a Hardy barn burner or an Ernest deep cut about love and life, just remember they are not making this stuff up. Somewhere behind those lyrics is a messy, hilarious, and maybe slightly inappropriate memory that helped shape who they are. And in Morgan Wallen’s case, it all started with a babysitter and a whole lot of small-town chaos.
