It is official: Bailee, Jelly Roll’s 16-year-old daughter, has a boyfriend!
Bunnie Xo and Bailee herself introduced fans to Gabe — aka “Gabe the babe,” as Bunnie has dubbed him — on TikTok, posting videos about his romantic (and adorably awkward) prom proposal. From the snippet Bailee shared, it appears that Gabe is the hopeless romantic in the relationship.
“This is the most pointless thing you’ve ever done.” “Do you know that?” Bailee jokes as she walks up the stairs to her house and sees the sweet surprise her boyfriend has prepared for her. “Can I say no?”
Gabe went all out, scattering rose petals on the floor, playing The Beauty and the Beast theme song on the stereo, and dressing up to present Bailee with a bouquet of roses and a homemade sign that read, “Bailee, Make This Prom a Tale as Old as Time?”
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Of course, Bailee agreed.
However, the moment was not without its share of teen awkwardness, such as when Gabe handed her her flowers and she was immediately pricked by a thorn, and when the couple thought they were posing for a photo but Bunnie was accidentally recording video.
“Wait, we’re videoing, sorry,” Bunnie says from behind the camera.
Bunnie and Gabe’s mother, Stephanie, were there to guide him through every step of the “promposal” planning process.
Bunnie brought fans along for the ride as they blew up balloons, strung decorations, and tossed roses across the floor. Finally, everything was ready, and Bunnie asked Gabe how he was feeling.
“Are you excited?” She asked him, “Are you nervous?”
“I’m excited,” Gabe replied, smiling and shrugging. “I get to see her again, so.”
“Oh, you’re sweet. “Mama raised you correctly,” Bunnie responds.
It’s unclear how long Bailee and Gabe have been officially dating, but they most likely had their first date about a month ago: Bunnie stated at the time that Bailee was about to go on a date, but she didn’t specify who she was with.
Bunnie also stated that this was Bailee’s first official date, implying that Gabe could be her first boyfriend.