• Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, who have been married for seventeen years, shared their secret to a happy marriage.
  • The couple have had their own challenges in their marriage, including being overweight.
  • However, both of them have lost weight, and Brooks still loves his spouse no matter how much she weighs.

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Country singers Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have been married for seventeen years. The celebrity couple recently shared the secret to a happy marriage with a pal.

“Good Morning America” posted a video of the celebrity couple on Twitter in August 2023. They discussed how to keep the romance going and also joked about married life while at it.

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In the clip, Brooks jokingly said one person has to be miserable in a marriage, to which his wife replied, “That’s right. And I, am not happy,” before they both started bursting with laughter.

“You want to know the secret to a happy marriage?” Brooks asked as he grabbed Yearwood’s hand, adding, “Marry your best friend,” the duo said simultaneously. The Hollywood pair were asked to share their words of wisdom as they congratulated broadcaster Robin Roberts and her fiancée Amber Laign for their upcoming wedding.

Brooks’ Weight Loss Journey – He Lost 50LBS

Besides their successful love journey, Brooks and Yearwood have faced their share of challenges, including being overweight. In September 2022, he got candid about his weight loss journey, revealing that he shed 50lbs.

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The country music star, then 60, said he wanted to be in the best shape possible so that he could run around the stage as he prepared to perform for his five-night run at Croke Park that time.

Singer Garth Brooks during portrait session playing a Takamine acoustic guitar on August 15, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee | Source: Getty Images

Singer Garth Brooks during portrait session playing a Takamine acoustic guitar on August 15, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee | Source: Getty Images

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Garth Brooks during 15th Annual Academy of Country Music Bill Boyd Golf Classic at De Bell Course on October 20, 1997 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during 15th Annual Academy of Country Music Bill Boyd Golf Classic at De Bell Course on October 20, 1997 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during spring training with the San Diego Padres on February 19, 1999 in Peoria, Arizona | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during spring training with the San Diego Padres on February 19, 1999 in Peoria, Arizona | Source: Getty Images

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Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood during Disneyland 50th Anniversary "Happiest Homecoming On Earth" Celebration at Disneyland on May 4, 2005 in Anaheim, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood during Disneyland 50th Anniversary “Happiest Homecoming On Earth” Celebration at Disneyland on May 4, 2005 in Anaheim, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2005 | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2005 | Source: Getty Images

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Brooks said that he weighed the same weight during that period, like when he played Croker for the first time in 1997 at age 35, adding:

“For 16 years, I was a soccer dad. Last on the list. And it takes a while to get back to the artist feel.”

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala at the Beverly Hilton on May 15, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala at the Beverly Hilton on May 15, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

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Garth Brooks attends the PBR & Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation press conference at Madison Square Garden on January 8, 2010 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks attends the PBR & Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation press conference at Madison Square Garden on January 8, 2010 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks performs onstage at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 1, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks performs onstage at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 1, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee | Source: Getty Images

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Garth Brooks during an appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" Season 4 on August 22, 2022 | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Season 4 on August 22, 2022 | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during a press conference on September 8, 2022 in Dublin | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks during a press conference on September 8, 2022 in Dublin | Source: Getty Images

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“The Friends in Low Places” hitmaker further divulged it had taken him eight years to be in that mental state while stating what he would like to see change:

“[…] I’m the same weight I was when we played her in 97, that’s what I want. […] I lost 50lbs.”

Yearwood’s Emotional Weight Loss Journey

As for Brooks’ wife, Yearwood, she started trying to lose weight when she was only a teenager. The Georgia native once revealed that she comes from a family that is “genetically and habitually predisposed to be heavy.”

Yearwood further shared that she had tried several weight loss programs throughout the years, but none had a lasting effect on her goal.

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Trisha Yearwood during the 18th Annual People's Choice Awards on March 17, 1992 | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood during the 18th Annual People’s Choice Awards on March 17, 1992 | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Season 6 on September 11, 1997 | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Season 6 on September 11, 1997 | Source: Getty Images

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While on a trip to Haiti with Habitat for Humanity in 2012, she noticed something about her body after trying out yo-yo dieting for several years. Yearwood recalled once:

“I really felt my weight on that trip. I’d put a few extra pounds on top of the 20 extra that I always carried. I didn’t feel great.”

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood at the 25th annual American Music Awards on January 26, 1998 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood at the 25th annual American Music Awards on January 26, 1998 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

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Singer Trisha Yearwood Garth Brooks at The Sheraton New York Hotel on June 13 2002 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Singer Trisha Yearwood Garth Brooks at The Sheraton New York Hotel on June 13 2002 in New York City | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood performs at the "Stormy Weather 2002" concert at the Wiltern Theatre on November 13, 2002 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood performs at the “Stormy Weather 2002” concert at the Wiltern Theatre on November 13, 2002 in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images

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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XII at JW Marriott Ridge Desert Resort on March 18, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks during Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XII at JW Marriott Ridge Desert Resort on March 18, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona | Source: Getty Images

Following the trip, it dawned on the “Back Home Again” singer that she had to do something about her weight instead of complaining about it. Yearwood had had enough of losing the same amount of weight, saying:

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“I felt, ‘Just do it, or shut up about it.'”

Trisha Yearwood speaks onstage during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood speaks onstage during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood speaks onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas | Source: Getty Images

Trisha Yearwood speaks onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas | Source: Getty Images

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The showbiz star shared her husband has been nothing but supportive of her journey and never once made her feel insecure about her weight. She called him “Superman” for it. Yearwood lost 30lbs.

Brooks always told his wife she was “beautiful,” adding he wished she could see herself the way he did. He said to her, “I love you at this weight, and the only other weight I love you at is whatever weight you are.” The couple, who wed in December 2005, lost a combined 80lbs.

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