The following article contains references to sexual abuse, disordered eating,addiction, and suicide.
The two would sing together at home with Wynonna playing the guitar.
Wynonna went solo when her mother retired, which only solidified her status as a country music icon.
It was during that time that the Judds were close to being homeless.
They moved to Kentucky where things were seemingly not much better.
Ashley Judd wrote about her sexual assault in her 2011 memoir, “All That Is Bitter and Sweet.
“Ashleyplaced some of the responsibility on their mother, Naomi Judd, for being neglectful during her childhood.
I’m a work in progress.”
“To see her talk about it in front of the cameras.
It was so hard to watch.
I wanted them to shut the cameras down,” she said (viaDaily Mail).
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But it seemingly didn’t hit Wynonna until after their farewell tour ended.
“The next day, I woke up and [said], “Oh, my gosh.
What do I do now?”
she told PBS, adding, “It was devastating.
I didn’t know how I was going to make it.”
It wasn’t a smooth transition from duo to solo artist for Wynonna.
“I didn’t move from the microphone … it’s like standing naked in front of the church.
I was terrified,” she recalled on"Larry King Live.
Making matters more difficult was that her first two marriages came with a lot of scandal.
But it didn’t happen that way for me.
And that’s the only regret I have.”
A Breathalyzer test revealed her blood alcohol level was double the legal limit.
“I got caught.
In addition to being ordered to perform community service, Judd had her license suspended for one year.
She explained, “I feel like it made me a better person.
I feel like it made me accountable.”
However, Judd denied that she had a drinking problem.
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She explained, “It healed me through that lonely time.
So I maybe didn’t understand that food was that … destructive.
I think it was more of a soothing thing.”
As Wynonna Judd became more famous, her emotional eating increased.
She explained that she remained in denial.
“I didn’t have a lot of mirrors around my house,” she detailed.
“I just kept, you know, getting clothes bigger.”
I’ve never felt like I belonged.”
Judd sought treatment for her emotional eating.
“My weight was a symptom and not the problem,” she told the publication.
“I used food to soothe and reward and I don’t do that anymore.”
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
I loved the great rock star lifestyle.”
She did so by entering into a rehab that specifically targeted financial disorders.
Sadly though, Moser was severely injured in a motorcycle crash just two months after they tied the knot.
Judd had been riding behind him on a separate bike and witnessed his Harley collide with a car.
I saw remnants of it, um, all over the highway."
Judd, of course, was by his side throughout his recovery, tellingETthat she basically became his nurse.
Judd made it clear, however, that the whole ordeal just made their relationship even stronger.
Judd released a statement after the crash, thanking her fans for their prayers and support.
After the accident, the country crooner toldFox Newsthat Moser had maintained a positive attitude through it all.
He never complains," she said.
Because of that, Kelley wassentenced to a lengthy eight years in prison.
With John Rich."
“She’s healthier than I was at 23.
However, Kelley was arrested again for a parole violation later that year.
According to court documents obtained byThe Sun, Kelley had her sentence furloughed due to being pregnant.
A former fellow inmate later told the publication, “She would call Wynonna all the time.”
After Kelley served her time, she was again arrested for a parole violation.
To make matters worse, Wynonna’s mother banned her from her funeral in her suicide note.
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However, she recently has had some setbacks due to her health.
Of course, it makes sense that Judd’s fans are so invested in her well-being.
She has clearly suffered a great number of tragedies throughout her entire life.
