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Rory Feek’s daughter Hopie Feek recently found out that the country singer is not her biological father.
“I’ve always felt a little bit different — and now I know why,” Hopie, 36, said in an Instagram video posted earlier this month. “I took a 23andMe test and I got the results I never knew I needed. Turns out this is my dad — not the one everyone knows — and his name is B.C.”
According to Hopie, she and B.C. have grown close over the “last six months.”
“There’s so much more love to my story than I ever thought there was,” Hopie said. “I reconnected with my mom last year and she’s freaking awesome. I learned how much she loves me and how much she wanted to be a part of my life but never really could. … I’m just really grateful for all the new people I have in my life.”
Rory Feek, who is in an ongoing family dispute over the welfare of his youngest daughter, Indiana, claimed on his personal blog that he tried to personally reach out in order to talk matters over with his adult daughters, but was rebuffed. In a blog entry titled “Canceled” published Tuesday, September 17, on his website, […]
Rory, 59, raised daughters Hopie and Heidi, 38, as a single parent while Hopie and Heidi’s mother, Tamara Gilmer, was absent for most of their childhood. The singer later married Joey Feek in 2002 and were together until her death in 2016. Rory and Joey, who died at age 40, shared daughter Indiana “Indy,” now 10.
Days later, Rory broke his silence on Hopie’s revelation in a lengthy blog post on his website.
“I can’t tell you the last time she called me. I had been praying that she or Heidi would call. Many times,” he wrote, noting the conversation took place earlier in February. “And strangely, earlier that morning in particular. I hadn’t seen either of the girls in a year and they’d not spoken much more than a sentence at a time to me in more than two. So to see Hopie’s name come up on my phone felt like an answer to prayer.”
He added, “I had no idea what she wanted to talk with me about. And honestly, it didn’t matter to me. I just wanted to see her. To have the opportunity to look into her eyes and her look into mine, with hopes that she might realize that we aren’t enemies. And that I love her deeply. And looking back now, I can’t help but think my wish came true. Although in a way that I never expected.”
Rory Feek has responded to threats of legal action made by his oldest daughters, Heidi and Hopie, who claim that he has placed their 10-year-old sister Indiana Boone in an unsafe situation. Heidi, 38, alleged that her father had been neglectful of Indiana, who has special needs, in an interview with People published on Saturday, […]
Rory met Heidi at the cemetery where Joey was buried and she disclosed the results of the DNA test.
“I’m not sure what I thought Hopie was going to say, but I was not expecting to hear that,” he continued. “I just listened. Not quite sure that this was really happening. Processing it the best I could.”
Rory then claimed that his marriage to Hopie’s mother was “a mess” and they were “already struggling” by the time she got pregnant with her second child. Rory also felt “disappointed and sad that it took three decades” to learn the truth.
“My love for Hopie isn’t based on us having the same blood running through our veins, I love her because she’s my child,” Rory added. “Life is hard. And so is marriage, and parenting. Especially when you’re young and don’t have a clue what you’re doing. No positive role models and no faith to guide you. It’s bound to lead to broken promises, broken families and broken hearts.”
While Rory noted he wasn’t upset with Gilmer for keeping the secret, he did recall an allegedly “strange” moment from Hopie’s birth. He claimed that the doctor said Hopie was born past her due date, so the musician thought she was born premature based on the alleged date of conception and his travel schedule.
Hopie has since issued a response to Rory’s blog comments.
“When I had the conversation with Rory, my one request was for him to be kind and not shame my mom,” Hopie wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, February 11. “Today, he shared her private history in his blog, which is extremely disappointing. I shared my story because I couldn’t keep the secret all to myself anymore. I’m really not a public person, but because Rory is my private life becomes content for his fans.”
Rory Feek has found love again after the death of Joey Feek. The 59-year-old country music singer and songwriter revealed that he wed his partner and daughter’s schoolteacher, Rebecca, on Sunday, July 14, eight years after the passing of his second wife and singing partner, Joey. The pair shared daughter Indiana, now 10. (Rory also […]
Hopie further claimed that Rory had been “already trying to keep me from” her sister Indy.
“It’s like he was already trying to push me out of his life,” she alleged, accusing Rory of acting judgmental when she publicly came out as bisexual and then writing about the conversation in his memoir. “Now looking back on it, I feel like he just used my story to sell his books. From now on, I just wish my stories could be my own to tell and share.”
She concluded, “I want to move forward and find happiness with the people who love me — far away from this online hate.”
According to Hopie, she has never intended to “hurt anyone with this new information.”
“I just needed to get it out. This is the last I’m going to say about it … for now,” she stressed. “Please respect my privacy.”
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