Are Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Still Married? Looking Back on Their Relationship
Trisha Yearwood will be front and center during 2025’s Christmas in Nashville on Wednesday, December 3. The country singer, who married Garth Brooks in December 2005, will be hosting the event, which airs on NBC.
Over the years, Yearwood and Brooks have become country music royalty, but have they been able to make their love last for more than two decades? Scroll down for everything we know about the relationship.
Are Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood still married?
Yes, Brooks and Yearwood are still married, and they’re about to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary later this month.
In November, Brooks showed love to his wife on Instagram by posting about her Christmas album. “Santa came early and brought me the best Christmas album of the year! Proud husband moment! love, g,” he captioned a photo of himself with the record.
Brooks and Yearwood have remained united amid Brooks’ legal troubles, which began in October 2024 when his former hairstylist and makeup artist accused him of sexual assault and battery, citing alleged encounters that took place in 2019. Brooks has maintained his innocence since the lawsuit was filed, and even fired back with his own lawsuit against the woman, who is referred to as Jane Doe in the legal papers.
The case is ongoing, but People reported in July that Brooks and Yearwood’s relationship was not affected by the lawsuit. “They are doing absolutely fine,” a source confirmed to the outlet.
Yearwood penned an Instagram tribute to her husband on his 63rd birthday in February. “For my forever duet partner…Happy Birthday, Honey. xo,” she wrote, alongside a throwback photo of the couple.
How did Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood meet?
Brooks and Yearwood met in 1987 before either of their country music careers had taken off. When they met, Brooks was married to first wife Sandy Mahl, while Yearwood was married to Chris Latham.
The singers met at a demo recording session and began working together. They started collaborating professionally in the years that followed. They sang background vocals on each other’s albums and even won a Grammy in 1998 for their collaboration on the song “In Another’s Eyes.”
Brooks and Mahl separated in March 1999 and finalized their divorce in 2001. Meanwhile, Yearwood and Latham split in 1991, and she married Robert Reynolds in 1994. They ended their marriage five years later.
At some point after both of their marriages ended, Brooks and Yearwood’s relationship with each other became romantic. They made their red carpet debut in 2002, got engaged in May 2005, and tied the knot less than seven months later.
Do Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have kids?
No, Brooks and Yearwood do not have any children together. However, he shares daughters Taylor (born 1992), August (born 1994), and Allie (born 1996) with Mahl.
In 2007, Yearwood admitted on The View that she was “scared” of her husband’s kids, but had since embraced becoming a “bonus mom.”
“It became, ‘OK, I’m still scared, but it’s not as bad,'” she shared. “And then it became, ‘I love having them all the time.’ You fall in love with them. You learn why people have kids.”
She told People in 2021 that Brooks was supportive as she navigated her role in his daughters’ lives. “Garth was such a wonderful mentor to me as to how to be a parent, and he told me, ‘You’ll find your way with each of them. Don’t try to be their best friend, and don’t try to be their mom,'” she shared.
Yearwood also praised the girls for giving her “grace” during the transition period. “They let me learn my way and allowed me to be that third parent in their lives,” she admitted. “They were a gift that I didn’t know I needed. I didn’t know how much children brought into your life until I got a chance to be a part of their lives.”
Christmas in Nashville, Wednesday, December 3, 10/9c, NBC
