In April 2022, Wynonna Judd, who is 60 years old, had profound distress when her mother and singing companion, Naomi Judd, tragically took her own life on the eve of their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Currently, the singer of "Love Can Build a Bridge" is experiencing additional distress since her daughter, Grace Kelley, has been arrested once more. The 28-year-old individual, who admitted guilt and received imprisonment for engaging in indecent behavior in a public setting in April, was apprehended in August for trying to evade a law enforcement officer and operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license.
She was subsequently released after posting a bond of $2,750. No further information has been disclosed to the public. The mother of one has been incarcerated intermittently since 2017 while Wy is taking care of her two-year-old daughter, Kaliyah.
“People are very worried about Wynonna,” an unnamed source told Star Magazine. While coping with the sorrow of her mother's passing and witnessing her daughter's self-destructive behavior, others, such as Dolly Parton, have been offering support to her.
“Dolly calls to give her pep talks. Wynonna has a lot of friends in the country community, and she needs all the help she can get,” the anonymous insider stated.
Wynonna Judd disclosed the final words she conveyed to her mother, Naomi Judd, prior to Naomi's demise by suicide in 2022. “The last thing I said to her was ‘I love you,’ and I’m so grateful for that,” Wynonna said in an interview with PEOPLE Magazine.
The mother-and-daughter country music duo showcased their talent by performing the song "Love Can Build A Bridge" at the CMT Awards in April 2022. That was the final occasion on which Wynonna encountered Naomi.
Naomi passed away due to suicide at the age of 76 on April 30th, only one day prior to The Judds, the successful country music duo she was a part of with Wynonna, being honored with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wynonna characterized her mother as consistently resolute. Irrespective of the events that occurred to her.
“Being fired. Being forgotten. A single white female raising two babies by herself. On welfare and food stamps. She never gave up. So think about that and apply it to every part of life, including death. With the same determination she had to live, she was determined to die. It’s so hard to comprehend how someone can be so strong and yet so vulnerable,” Wynonna stated.
Wynonna expressed uncertainty about her ability to comprehend her mother's demise.
"I can’t quite wrap my head around it and I don’t know that I ever will. That she left the way she did. That’s how baffling and cunning mental illness is. You have to make peace with the fact that you don’t know. Sometimes there are no answers,” Wynonna told PEOPLE Magazine.
Wynonna expressed remorse for the significant amount of time she has been absent from her mother. The vocalist claimed that she and her mother experienced a lack of emotional connection, partially attributed to Wynonna's frequent touring alongside her spouse, Cactus Moser.
"It was incredibly painful for [my mom] because her favorite place to be was on the road and to be with me and [my sister] Ashley. She was by herself a lot. And so we were disconnected. One of my regrets is that I was so busy. She often talked about how lonesome it is in that house without us. I’ve accepted it as much as I possibly, humanly can. Acceptance and then surrender, and what comes after is finding meaning,” she continued.
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