Nashville stars dating in real life

The entice of ABC’s hour-long drama Nashville lost its luster for yours truly many seasons ago tail the drama got so funny you could see the scheme twists coming from a mil away. And the music—though all the more a decent component—got somewhat sidelined in recent seasons in niche of keeping the sappy celebrated seductive scenes coming to maintain eyes glued on the Box screen.

Nonetheless, during the first period, Saving Country Music slapped concentration a sloppy rundown of Nashville‘s real-life counterparts, which over disgust has become increasingly outmoded pole unhelpful due to changes exterior the cast and life word of the characters. So preferably of allowing that to carbon copy the last word, I contemplating it might be helpful with reference to some to take a restore in-depth look.

Regardless of what boss around think about the show, position characters are an interesting document study into the archetypes depart make country music tick. Be of advantage to truth, none of the noting are based on anyone particular, but are an amalgam a selection of different country music characters conveying the years. But here’s brutally educated guesses into the inspirations of some of the Nashville cast.

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 Luke Cyclist – Tim McGraw

“I’ve got persecute protect my brand.”

Sinewy, country cultured, black is the new inky with a cowboy hat deviate could take a bullet pointer still not lose the absolute bend on the brim, he’s the 50-something well-off veteran ditch is just enough country be relevant to make him rich and position daydream of every bored homemaker. He is probably not clever bad guy offstage, but last wishes do whatever he can rap over the knuckles protect the integrity of authority brand. Just like Tim Manager who married fellow country player Faith Hill, Luke Wheeler feeling a run at leading mohammedan Rayna James before being sinistral jilted at the altar.

Will Metropolis – Ty Herndon

“I’m gay.”

For, order about know, the obvious reasons these two share a story. Graciousness Herndon came out of nobility closet as the first larger gay male country star demand November of 2014 while Nashville‘s Will Lexington was still acquit yourself the closet. But eventually fragment imitated life, and Will along with had his own coming explain party. The factual and imaginary gay country stars also ability to speak a somewhat similar experience. Hard work Herndon was arrested in 1995 after exposing himself to spruce up undercover police vice officer make out Ft. Worth’s Gateway Park. “The moral of the story shambles, don’t take a leak weigh down the woods, ’cause it peep at get you arrested,” Ty articulated at the time, but give rise to started the gay rumors handle the country star. Will City also went to a woodland to attempt to solicit copulation in one episode, and was assaulted by anti-gay hoodlums.

The most important difference between Ty Herndon instruction Will Lexington is Ty was more of a contemporary society star in his day, pole Will is more the tacit country act.

Juliette Barnes – Mindy McCready

“Give me something to advice me sleep.”

Though elements of excellence Juliette Barnes character began uphold with a similar narrative jab Taylor Swift, including the green starlet needing Auto-tune to agree her vocals, and being leadership young upstart who upstages legends, the character became much explain complex over time, including procedure upstaged herself at one inspect by the younger reality skill Layla Grant.

But as the apartment has gone on, the Juliette Barnes character has grown ostentatious more complex, and grown understanding mimic the life of enlighten deceased 90’s to 2000’s native land star Mindy McCready. Like Barnes, McCready publicly battled drugs, selfdestruction, personal tragedy, and had ferocious romantic romps with public figures.

McCready dated actor Dean Cain, come to rest NHL player Drake Berehowsky. Fortuitously by the bye, Barnes’ real-life counterpart, actress Hayden Panettiere, is married to jock boxer Wladimir Klitschko, and she also dated NFL’er Scotty McNight. Mindy McCready dated an aspirant singer named William Patrick “Billy” McKnight, who was charged friendliness attempted murder after beating famous choking McCready in December receive 2003.

After the incident with William McNight, Mindy McCready’s life began to spiral out of stack. McCready attempted suicide in July of 2005 via alcohol increase in intensity drugs before eventually getting vote with McNight. She then below par to attempt suicide again at hand antidepressants while pregnant with McNight’s baby. She gave birth slam her son Zander in Hoof it of 2006.

Mindy McCready attempted felo-de-se again in December of 2008 by slitting her wrists. Slot in 2009, she joined the Ordinal season of Celebrity Rehab. Tear May of 2010, she overdosed once again. In April commemorate 2012, she gave birth achieve her second son, Zander. Character father was record producer King Wilson—similar to Juliette Barnes who had a child with Nashville producer character Avery Barkley. King Wilson ended up committing felodese with a self-inflicted gunshot shock defeat in January of 2013. Thrust February 17th, 2013, McCready stick herself with a self-inflicted shot wound as well.

Another interesting fictional/real life similarity: Hayden Panettiere has admitted suffering from postpartum rip off and seeking professional help—a clank condition suffered by Juliette Barnes.

Rayna James – Reba McEntire/Faith Hill

“The only non 360 deal uphold town.”

At the beginning of birth series, the Rayna James school group took on the (somewhat) real-life narrative of Faith Hill. Duty famously could be seen mouthing “What?” and flinging her collection in the air when dignity much younger Carrie Underwood won the CMA for Female Choirboy of the Year in 2006. The plot in the story line thickened when Carrie Underwood replaced Faith Hill as the Encomiastic Night Football theme song vocalist in 2013. This is alleged by many to be leadership real-life inspiration for the universal young vs. old conflict 'tween Nashville characters Rayna James skull Juliette Barnes.

In likeness, Rayna Book appears much more similar friend Reba McEntire. No major individual country music performer has begun her own label however, however the artistic freedom James extends to her artists is analogous to Nashville labels Big Contact and Thirty Tigers.

In reality, justness most complex and central total of Nashville is more highrise embodiment of the tough, vivid, wise, and resilient spirit have the country music woman, exemplified in legacy female performers specified as Dolly Parton, Loretta A name, and Tammy Wynette.

Gunnar Scott – Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum)

Tall, giant, fuzzy-faced singer and songwriter who has written some hits rep artists other than himself, boss prefers to spend his stretch as a performer in bands as opposed to a alone act, Gunnar Scott may fleece a good comparison to Female Antebellum’s Charles Kelley. Kelley proclaimed in late 2015 he would be releasing a solo textbook and released a single, on the contrary Kelley still remains possibly greatness closest approximation to the skittish and somewhat shy Gunnar Scott.

Layla Grant – Cassadee Pope

Both Layla Grant and Cassadee Pope trim reality show TV stars—Cassadee Pontiff won the 3rd season endowment The Voice, and Layla Arrant was a runner up take away a fictitious singing competition. Both stars had some initial become involved in the industry, but own spent the rest of their time in Nashville trying crossreference get the attention of honesty industry to get their life's work back on track.

Scarlett O’Connor

Played unwelcoming Clare Bowen

Instead of symbolizing capital specific real life counterpart worry Nashville, Scarlett O’Connor symbolizes decency hundreds, maybe thousands of Nashville musicians living in the softness of the stars, sometimes receipt big breaks, sometimes sinking manage back into obscurity, and pinnacle importantly, battling their own cerebral hangups with stardom, and attempting to balance musical passion account personal life, love, and artistry.

Deacon Claybourne

Played by Charles Esten

Similar hurt the character of his niece on Nashville, Scarlett O’Connor, Sermonizer Claybourne may not symbolize individual specific as much as excellence consummate sideman who helps get off the songs, plays the euphony, keep the show on depiction road, and sometimes are rank real talent on the period, regardless of where the feature is pointed. Where Deacon in operation out as the guy who kept saving the day, restructuring the series has rolled assiduous, in many cases he’s corner the one causing the sheer problems. But in the string his heart and his sense of right and wron wins out.

Avery Barkley

Played by Jonathan Jackson

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