Triston Harper is reportedly a married man and preparing to become a dad at just 16 years old.
The former American Idol contestant recently announced the news on Facebook, claiming he had tied the knot with his pregnant girlfriend, 17-year-old Paris Reed.
On November 6, the singer — who was eliminated from the ABC competition series right before the season finale — shared a post with his fans announcing that he tied the knot with his now-wife: ‘Iv got big news harpies [sic].’
Two days later, his mother, Hattie Mae Sullivan, revealed that the couple are expecting their first child together.
She posted a selfie that Harper took with his new wife as they posed with a positive pregnancy test.
Triston Harper is a married man and preparing to become a dad at just age 16; pictured February in American Idol still
The former American Idol contestant recently announced the news on Facebook and revealed he tied the knot with his pregnant girlfriend, Paris Reed, 17
‘Now Everybody has congratulated me on Triston and Paris getting married but to me that is old news but now I’m bout to be a “G Ma”,’ she captioned the post happily.
Harper appeared on American Idol during season 22, which aired earlier this year.
The Alabama native wowed judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie with his audition, as well as the story of his difficult childhood on the ABC singing competition series.
‘By the age of 11 years old, my mom was with my stepdad. He was getting very abusive,’ he said.
‘We had to leave McIntosh [Alabama], then everything, it went sideways, just like that,’ he shared in a video package that aired on the show during his audition.
‘The lowest part of my life was when me and my mom had [become] homeless and were sleeping on the sidewalk,’ he said. ‘I had just turned 12.’
Harper added: ‘I never thought I’d be able to tell my story to American Idol, ever. It makes me happy just thinking about it.’
After his audition, the judges praised him and also gave him constructive criticism about his singing technique.
‘Anything that you’re doing technically-wise singing is because you’re 15,’ Bryan told him.
‘If I could have an afternoon with you and just say, “Don’t do that anymore,” just like, “Don’t do those two things,” and man, I mean, you’re just …” he continued before Perry cut him off.
On November 6, the singer shared a post with his fans that he tied the knot with his now-wife: ‘Iv [sic] got big news harpies’
Two days later, his mother, Hattie Mae Sullivan, shared a photo of the couple as they revealed they are expecting their first child together
Harper appeared on American Idol during season 22, which aired earlier this year; pictured April in American Idol still
Throughout the competition series, he became one of the show’s top five contestant as well as a fan-favorite, but he was eliminated alongside Emmy Russell in May. Later that same month, he released his debut single H.O.P.E.; pictured March in American Idol still
‘You’re a shotgun. Just watch where you’re aiming it.”
Then, the judges brought in his mother when they told him he was going to Hollywood.
Throughout the competition series, he became one of the show’s top five contestant as well as a fan-favorite, but he was eliminated alongside Emmy Russell in May.
Later that same month, he released his debut single H.O.P.E.
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