Wynonna Judd opened up about her admittedly difficult dynamic with her estranged daughter, Grace Kelley.
“Grace is my love, she is my daughter and I love her dearly,” Judd, 62, told People in a profile published Wednesday, September 30. “She’s got an addiction to meth, and it’s devastating.”
Kelley, 30, is currently serving a prison sentence of one year and three months at the Rockingham County Jail in Harrisonburg, Virginia, after pleading guilty to the felony charge of driving with a suspended license in June. Us broke the news in August that a judge denied Kelley’s recent motion for a temporary furlough amid her pregnancy.
“No, I don’t know anything,” Judd claimed to People when asked about her daughter’s pregnancy. “I’m heartbroken, and she cut me off a year ago. I’m walking a very interesting walk right now, where I absolutely know very little.”
The country singer further alleged that she first found out about Kelley’s pregnancy via TikTok.
“I laid there, and I was shocked, just like you would imagine,” Judd said. “I cried and cried and cried because I have another grandbaby, I think.”
Judd and her husband, Cactus Moser, had previously adopted Kelley’s 4-year-old daughter, Kaliyah. The couple, who are also grandparents to the 2-year-old son of Judd’s son Elijah, have since seldom had any contact with Kelley.
“I miss her desperately, and I’ve missed out on a lot of years because of the drug addiction,” Judd stated to People. “I’ve spent half a million dollars on programs trying to do the right thing, trying to do the next right thing. And meth is a bitch. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced, and I just can’t believe it.
She continued, “As a mother of an addict, I can tell you this: When the money stops, they usually cut you off because there’s no more money. And I’ve done everything I can do.”
Judd, who shares Grace and Elijah with ex-husband Arch Kelley III, remains hopeful that her daughter will eventually “find healing” and “quit blaming me.”
“She’s 30. There comes a point when you can’t blame anymore,” she said in Wednesday’s profile. “You have to take a look at yourself.”
Grace had been arrested multiple times over the years for various drug-related charges and violating parole before her recent incarceration.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
