Audrina Patridge, 39, goes Instagram official with country singer Michael Ray, 36, as the couple confirm budding romance in a loving photo
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Audrina Patridge has gone Instagram official with country singer, Michael Ray, as the couple confirmed their budding relationship in a sweet Instagram snap on Tuesday.
The Hills alum, 39 - who was previously married to BMX dirt bike rider Corey Bohan until their divorce in 2018 - jumped to her main page to upload the latest photo to her 1.7 million followers.
In the image, both the TV personality and Michael, 36, could be seen cozying up to each other as they held cheerful smiles on their faces.
Patridge's left hand gently cradled the back of the performer's neck as they took the picture outdoors long after the sun had set at the Tooth & Nail Winery in Paso Robles.
A black, leather jacket was draped over her shoulders while Ray sported a short-sleeved, black shirt.
Audrina Patridge, 39, has officially gone Instagram official with country singer, Michael Ray, 36, as the couple confirmed their budding relationship in a sweet Instagram snap on Tuesday; seen in March in L.A.
In the caption of the post, she penned the quote, '"There's a lot of things in life worth letting go. But the ones that mean the most, you gotta hold,"' followed by a white heart emoji.
Social media users flocked to the comment section to share their support and excitement over the new romance.
Michael himself sweetly gushed, 'Let's go babe!!! Grateful for you and Kirra [heart-emoji],' referencing to her eight-year-old daughter whom she shares with her ex-husband.
One typed out, 'Ahhhhh hard launch love seeing you happy!' while another added, 'Yay!!!!! Finally!!!!! The secret is out so happy for you both!'
'love looks good on you guys [heart-emoji],' an Instagram user wrote, and one fan penned, 'Omgggg wait I love this!!!'
Although it is unclear when the lovebirds first met or initially struck up a romance, Audrina shared a photo of the pair to her Instagram stories late last month - but did not confirm the relationship with Ray.
In the snap, the reality star and the Wish I Was Here singer paused for an embrace as he lifted her up into the air with her legs wrapped around his waist.
The two could be seen sharing a kiss with Michael's back directed towards the camera while taking the picture outdoors next to a quiet street.
Michael himself sweetly gushed, 'Let's go babe!!! Grateful for you and Kirra ❤️,' referencing to her eight-year-old daughter whom she shares with her ex-husband
Although it is unclear when the lovebirds first met or initially struck up a romance, Audrina shared a photo of the pair to her Instagram stories late last month - but did not confirm the relationship with Ray; seen in 2022 in Nashville
In the snap, the reality star and the Wish I Was Here singer paused for an embrace as he lifted her up into the air with her legs wrapped around his waist
Fans began to speculate about a possible romance when the two stars began liking each other's posts over the past couple months.
Patridge was previously married to Corey Bohan after the two began dating in 2008, and he popped the big question in 2015.
Their daughter, Kirra, was welcomed to the world in June 2016 - with the pair saying 'I do' five months later.
The following year, Audrina filed for divorce and received both a temporary restraining order and child abduction prevention order against Bohan.
Back in 2022, the TV personality got candid about the 'toxic relationship' with her ex on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
She accused the dirt bike rider of domestic abuse and also claimed that he would call her 'pathetic,' 'a fake c**t,' and a 'failure.'
Audrina also alleged that Corey had cheated on her during their relationship, but tried to keep their toxic relationship out of the public eye. 'I had to keep it together. I had to get up the next day and go film and pretend like everything's fine.'
'I kind of started to learn how to block it out and show up with a smile, do what I needed to do and cry after. You turn it on when you need to for cameras.'
'I tried to hide it from a lot of people because it's embarrassing, it's humiliating,' she expressed, but revealed the situation only became 'worse.'
Patridge was previously married to Corey Bohan after the two began dating in 2008, and he popped the big question in 2015; seen in 2012 in L.A.
Their daughter, Kirra, was welcomed to the world in June 2016 - with the pair saying 'I do' five months later; Audrina seen with their daughter above
The end of the relationship and marriage came following an incident when Bohan had allegedly pushed her while she was holding their daughter - who was still an infant at the time.
'Things kept escalating. When I was pushed back, Kirra started screaming and crying and I started screaming and crying and he realized what happened.'
'He started crying, everything just spiraled and it got worse. That's when my family got involved and the police got involved,' Audrina recalled. 'I knew at that moment, that's the end of it. I knew after what happened, he wasn't gonna change.'
She later added, 'It takes a long time to recover from that and to feel like you're you again and that you're lovable. But someone will love you again, don't believe that you're never good enough to be loved because you are.'
During the podcast episode, Patridge also stated she was 'open to dating' but added, 'I'm not dating for me, it's for my daughter too. Whoever I date next, it has to be the real deal.'
Michael Ray was also married in the past to fellow country singer, Carly Pearce. The two tied the knot in October 2019, but after only eight months of marriage, she filed for divorce in June 2020.
Last year in July, he reflected on the split and what led to the divorce after less than a year of marriage on the Bobbycast podcast.
In regards to their relationship before tying the knot, Michael said, 'I probably would have slowed things down. I wouldn't have been so influenced by people, you know, fans being involved in it.'
'To be honest, I think I knew in the beginning, or around that time, that this was something we probably should have slowed down...'
She accused the dirt bike rider of domestic abuse and also claimed that he would call her 'pathetic,' 'a fake c**t,' and a 'failure''; seen in 2016 in L.A.
Michael Ray was also married in the past to fellow country singer, Carly Pearce. The two tied the knot in October 2019, but after only eight months of marriage, she filed for divorce in June 2020; former couple seen in 2019 in Nashville
He later explained that both he and Carly had 'dropped the ball in a lot of ways,' even before their nuptials. 'I didn't show up after our wedding day, because by that point in time, there was a lot of stuff that she didn't show up for.'
'And it was just kind of like - there was stuff that happened that day where I was like, "I'm done. I'm out."'
However, of the divorce, Ray said all went calmly. 'We didn't own anything together. We both signed pre-nups. I haven't seen or spoken to her in three-and-a-half years.'
'I went my way, she went hers. Divorce papers [were] sent to my manager's office. I signed 'em. Got sent to her...manager's office, she signed 'em. That's it.'
