American Idol alum Triston Harper’s cup runneth over! Two days after announcing his marriage to Paris Reed, the couple are expecting their first child together.
Harper’s proud mom posted a photo to Facebook on November 8, 2024, announcing her son’s pregnancy news. The country singer donned a maroon hat and shirt and beamed while holding a positive pregnancy test (below). Alongside him was Paris, 17, who was also beaming in a casual navy tee. “Now Everybody has congratulated me on Triston and Paris getting married but to me that is old news,” his mom captioned the image, joking about the fast turnaround. “Now I’m bout to be a ‘G Ma.’”
Fans flooded the comments section to celebrate the happy couple and urged other commenters to be kind and remember that age is just a number.
“My parents were together at 15 and 17, had all 4 of us by 21, and were married 56 wonderful years till my mom recently passed. It can be done!” one fan wrote.
“Congrats and best of luck to you both!Congratulations Triston and Paris! You deserve to be happy together! Congratulations to the Happy couple!!!!” wrote another.
“Reading some of these comments has really made me sad,” wrote a third. “This young couple has gotten married and they’re bringing a baby into the world. Can we get some prayers and encouragement for them?!!”
Two days earlier, Harper, 16, revealed his first big surprise to fans by changing his relationship status on Facebook to “Married to Paris Reed.” Alongside the update, he added in the caption, “Iv[sic] got big news harpies.”
He also gushed over Paris in an August 1 Facebook message for National Girlfriend Day (both posts below). “I love you so much Paris Reed,” Triston wrote sharing a couples’ snap. “There may be a 1 in a million kind of girl, but your my 1 in a lifetime time kind of woman. I love you 2
Harper made it to the top five as a contestant on Season 22 of Idol before a shock elimination. He was in the most recent season, which aired in spring of 2024, won by Abi Carter. He was 15 at the time and embraced his country roots through and through covering songbook classics and injecting new energy into them. Harper released his debut single “H.O.P.E” in May shortly after his time on the reality singing competition ended. Earlier this month, he headlined a concert at The Greater Clarke-Washington County Fair Jackson in Alabama.
American Idol will ring in its 23rd season with ABC on March 25, 2025. The new season has a new network after previously airing for 15 seasons on Fox where the series originally debuted. The judges are newcomer (at least to the judges’ table) Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest.
