Country Star Brantley Gilbert Halts Concert as Wife Goes Into Labor Offstage, Reemerges to Announce ‘We Got a Baby’
Country music star Brantley Gilbert recently surprised his audience during a concert by announcing the birth of his son, Abram Howell Gilbert, who was born on their tour bus. Gilbert excused himself mid-show and returned to share the exciting news with the crowd, which erupted in cheers. The unexpected birth happened in Tupelo, Mississippi, while his wife, Amber, was with her midwife. They initially thought they had about a week left before the baby’s arrival. In a heartfelt follow-up on social media, Gilbert expressed gratitude to his wife for her strength and to their team for their support during the joyous occasion. The couple, who also have a 6-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, have been married since 2015.
Country music star Brantley Gilbert excused himself in the middle of a show last weekend and disappeared from view.
When he re-emerged in front of the crowd a little while later, he gave his audience an amazing bit of news: His wife, Amber Gilbert, had just given birth on the tour bus.
“We got a baby,” he quipped as he arrived at the center-stage microphone.
The crowd responded with deafening cheers as Gilbert went around the stage collecting hugs and congratulations from his bandmates.
It was, as USA Today proclaimed, “a birth story for the ages.”
The happy couple named their little boy Abram Howell Gilbert.
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It wasn’t exactly the way they had planned for things to go, but the Gilberts weren’t caught completely off-guard, as they told WhiskeyRiff.
Amber had been hanging out in the bus with her midwife when she went into labor.
“We were prepared if it were to happen, but she had had a great night the night before,” Gilbert told the country music news outlet. “So we thought we had a week or so left and we didn’t.”
Gilbert “was still shaking as he explained to the crowd that he got to catch his baby boy as he was being born in the tour bus in the parking lot of a show in Tupelo, Mississippi,” the outlet reported.
The next day, Gilbert d his thoughts in a series of Instagram posts.
“So last night might have been the craziest night of my life,” he said in one.
“Watching such an amazing woman do such an amazing thing is something I’ll never forget.
“Thank you to our road family for rallying around us, Brittany Thornton for helping us bring this little dude into the world, Tupelo, Mississippi for showing us mad love and support, and most of all… Amber Cochran Gilbert, for letting me love you and showing me EXACTLY how incredibly strong a woman can be.
“I love you.”
The couple has another son, Barrett, 6, and a daughter, Braylen, 5. They have been married since 2015.
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