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  • Michelle Williams Talks Christian Faith, Dating

    Michelle Williams dished recently on her strong Christian faith and how it impacts her dating life. The former Destiny’s Child singer and star of Fix My Choir on the Oxygen network says a lack of faith could prove be a deal breaker when considering whether or not to date someone.

    “I want them to believe, I want them to believe in God. I believe in Jesus,” Williams said during a recent interview. “Do you believe John 3:16? We believe in that, cool. Then we can talk.”

    She also shared something she learned about dating.

    “Certain spiritual moments have been my teachers. One of my greatest lessons was to pay attention,” Michelle Williams said. “I remember I was dating someone and on our first date, I knew that wasn’t my husband. But I kept it going.”

    “I learned from that experience to pay attention to that thing that says ‘No,’” she added. “Your greatest teacher is your spirit, your instincts.”

    Michelle Williams told the Christian Post earlier in 2014 about how important it is to let go of those who hinder your faith.

    “I was in some business relationships, I was in some personal relationships that weren’t best. Sometimes it’s as simple as who you surround yourself with,” she said. “I started to surround myself with the right people. I got back in alignment with my prayers and my studies.”

    She even shared that sentiment in a recent Twitter post.

    As with many who profess their Christian faith openly, Michelle Williams has received some backlash. How does she deal with that?

    “The backlash is there, but I just ignore it. I used to let it affect me, because it was like that little girl complex,” she said recently. “I’m still human; I still have those feelings sometimes. But I have to just continue to do what I do.”

    Michelle Williams’s latest solo effort, ‘Journey to Freedom,’ has earned her nominations for both a Grammy Award and an NAACP Image Award. It’s clear that surrounding herself with the right people–and letting go of some who hindered her faith has definitely paid off for her–in more ways than one. Do you suppose one of the new ‘right people’ in her life will turn out to be someone she wants to date?

  • Kellie Pickler Inspired by Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton–and Her Husband

    Kellie Pickler, who turned 28 this weekend, draws her inspiration from country greats like Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton. A recent report says the former American Idol contestant was shaped by these women in country music.

    “She is one of the reasons I fell in love with country music,” Pickler says of Tammy Wynette. “I have sat on my bus and YouTubed videos of her singing. I just close my eyes and I feel like she’s right there with me, singing. I’m hanging on to every word. And I love that she just stood there and sang her songs.”

    “We did a show a few years ago with Loretta Lynn in Canada … She stood there, behind that microphone, and just sang hit after hit, and everyone was hanging on every note, every lyric,” Kellie adds. “She didn’t need people swinging from the rafters to get their attention. She had the power of a great country song.”

    Dolly Parton has long been an inspiration for Kellie Pickler and she got to meet her for the very first time just months after her elimination from American Idol. Dolly rounds out Kellie’s list of great country women, however she admits she gains inspiration from Hank Williams, too. She also cites the late Patsy Cline, fellow American Idol alumni Katharine McPhee and Mandisa, and her family as well. In fact she credits her family even more than these country legends.

    “My husband Kyle changed my life,” she says. “He is my sanctuary and my safe place to come to. We write together and we work together some and he brings out the best in me … He makes me a better person and a better artist.”

    Here’s an Instagram photo of Kellie and hubby Kyle Jacobs celebrating her birthday.

    Kellie Pickler broke on to the music scene back in 2006 when she placed sixth on season 5 of American Idol. From there she signed a recording contract with 19 Recordings/BNA Records and the rest, as they say, is history.

    Pickler has long been vocal about her faith, so it’s clear that although she cites these country greats as tops on her list of musical inspiration, and her family as even more important, everyone who knows anything about the country artist knows that she holds her Lord and savior highest of all. She has said many times that she’d be nowhere without her strong religious beliefs.

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