Jennifer Nettles is in love with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story.
“I want the best for them,” Nettles, 49, tells PEOPLE of her feelings for the superstar, who she collaborated with on Sugarland’s 2018 hit “Babe,” which Swift co-wrote with Train’s Pat Monahan. “Taylor is such a beautiful human being and I want her to find love like everyone else. I’m invested in it because of her.”
The Grammy- and Emmy-winning entertainer is also involved in the love stories unfolding in the second season A farmer wants a wife. “I love being a part of helping people with their love story,” explains Nettles, who is back as host of the FOX dating show, which matches women with the farmers of their dreams.
Surprisingly, Nettles is the first to admit that she was never particularly fond of the reality dating genre. So much so that at first she said “no” to the idea of being a host A farmer wants a wife at all.
“That’s when I learned more about this and that [the show] was responsible for more than 200 marriages and more than 500 children during its 13 years on the air,” Nettles says of the program, which airs in 32 countries. “I went and watched a few episodes and thought, ‘OK, now I get it.’ I absolutely wanted to be a part of this.”
Certainly, Nettles says so A farmer wants a wife it’s far from your average dating show.
“First of all, you can watch it with your whole family without feeling like there’s going to be these terrible moments where everyone kisses everyone,” Nettles says of the series, which features a new generation of farmers in season two – Ty Ferrell, Mitchell Kolinsky, Brandon Rogers and Nathan Smothers — will be looking for love. “I mean, there’s romance and drama, but then again, I think everyone’s heart is in the right place on this show and they’re all just good people. It really feels good to watch.”
Ty Ferrell, Mitchell Kolinsky, Brandon Rogers and Nathan Smothers in ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’.
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The voice behind Sugarland hits like “All I Want to Do,” “Already Gone” and “It Happens,” Nettles admits she can’t help but cringe when she thinks about the dating scene these days. “The way people find each other today — God forbid, online — I can’t even imagine,” explains Nettles. “But I guess it’s okay. That’s what they do. That’s what kids do these days.”
Thankfully, her own child — Magnus, 11, Nettles’ son with Justin Miller — isn’t there yet, but the teenage years are fast approaching.
“I I can not believe it he’s almost a teenager,” says Nettles, who recently landed the role Obligor, the upcoming genre action series starring Kevin Bacon. “He’s such a cool kid and such a cool person, and he makes me laugh all the time.”
But before her child turns into a certified teenager, Nettles says she feels it’s important to teach Magnus some much-needed skills — in the kitchen.
“I’m already making sure he knows how to cook,” laughs Nettles, who recently during an interview for Today with Hoda and Jenna. “These are things that are super important and wonderful skills that everyone needs to know. But because of our cultural history, it’s not something that all people learn growing up. I think men need to know how to take care not only of themselves, but also of their families.”
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Jennifer Nettles in ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’.
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Nettles firmly believes that her son will eventually have to know how to take care of his partner.
“It’s extremely important to me that he understands how valuable women are in our world and in our culture, and how to respect a woman and how to truly value a woman,” Nettles says of the lessons she teaches her son. “That’s very important to me.”
A farmer wants a wife airs Thursdays on FOX.
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