Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks first met in 1987, before Brooks became a household name in country music. They recorded a demo together, and the Friends in Low Places hitmaker promised her that if he made it big, she d be able to open for him.
Turns out, he did make it big really big and was good on his word to Miss Yearwood, a nickname Brooks still affectionately calls his wife.
Although they were both married when they met, both Yearwood and Brooks marriages fell apart, leaving the country stars single . and they began dating. We d known each other music-wise, but we got to see each other as people, and Brooks explains. She s the real deal.