Thomas Rhett reveals why he and wife Lauren reject celebrity perks for country life

Thomas Rhett admitted this week that his wife didn’t think he was going to become a famous country singer. "We've definitely had our fair share of ups and downs, ‘cause I think that Lauren really… she craves simplicity, at all costs, simplicity," the country singer said on the "Girls In Low Places" podcast on Sunday, clarifying that she believed he was talented, but knew that stardom was rare. "She grew up, you know, real country, and her and her daddy would lay in the street at night and look a