Bunnie Xo

Bunnie Xo (born January 22, 1980), legally known as Alisa DeFord (also spelled Alyssa DeFord), is an American podcaster, social media personality, model, and author best known as the wife of country-rap and country music singer Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), whom she married in 2016 after meeting in 2015 at one of his concerts in Las Vegas. She hosts the Dumb Blonde podcast, which she launched in 2019 and which features wide-ranging interviews with guests from various backgrounds, often addressing topics such as life lessons, personal struggles, and the sex industry. Xo is also the author of the memoir Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic , published by HarperCollins, which chronicles her journey from a challenging upbringing in Las Vegas trailer parks through sex work, addiction recovery, and eventual success in media and podcasting. She maintains a significant online presence with millions of followers across platforms, where she shares content related to her podcast, family life, and personal experiences.

Xo, who owns Dumb Blonde Productions, built her media career after overcoming personal hardships, including past involvement in the sex industry as a high-end escort and struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, achieving sobriety. Her podcast has ranked highly on platforms such as Apple and Spotify, and she has been recognized for her candid, unfiltered approach to conversations that resonate with diverse audiences. As stepmother to Jelly Roll's children from a previous relationship, she has played a supportive role in family dynamics, including helping re-establish his relationship with his daughter. Her memoir emphasizes themes of redemption, self-empowerment, and breaking cycles of hardship, presenting her story as one of transformation from adversity to influence in entertainment.

Bunnie Xo was born on January 22, 1980, in Houston, Texas. Her legal name is Alisa DeFord (also spelled Alyssa DeFord in various sources), taken after her marriage to Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) in 2016. She is known professionally by the stage name Bunnie Xo, which she adopted later in her career.

Bunnie Xo grew up in an East Las Vegas trailer park, an environment marked by instability and hardship during her childhood and adolescence.

Her mother abandoned her at three months old amid struggles with drug addiction and mental health issues, leaving Bunnie to be raised primarily by her father, Bill, with whom she shared a close bond; she did not reconnect with her mother until age 22.

She experienced alleged abuse from her stepmother's family, which contributed to a difficult home life and led her to leave home at age 14.

In the trailer park setting, she faced early challenges including drug addiction, with periods of crystal meth use and multiple overdoses during which she was left for dead by associates.

Bunnie Xo publicly discussed her past involvement in sex work, including as a high-end escort, as part of her survival amid these early struggles.

She achieved sobriety from hard drugs such as pills and cocaine in 2017 and from alcohol in 2018.

Bunnie Xo's early career unfolded in Las Vegas, where she worked in the adult entertainment industry, initially as a stripper before transitioning to high-end escorting. She has discussed this period candidly in interviews, including on The Howard Stern Show, where she described making the shift from stripping to sex work while "living in survival mode."

Bunnie Xo has shared details of the financial success she experienced in this line of work, stating during an appearance on her podcast that she could earn $30,000 to $40,000 per night and received significant gifts from sugar daddies, including sums up to half a million dollars in some cases.

She treated the profession as a business and has spoken about it openly in various media appearances and her memoir, noting its role in her life and her eventual shift toward broader media and podcasting pursuits after leaving the industry.