August Anna Brooks is a celebrity kid who is famous for being the daughter of country music singer Garth Brooks and his former wife Sandy Mahl. She is the second child among the three who was born on May 3, 1994.
Her parents separated in 2001 and after that, she and her two siblings: Allie Colleen and Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks were co-parented by both of them.
Even after being the daughter of famous celebrity and media face, she has preferred to stay away from the media. In this section, we have disclosed some unknown facts about August Anna Brooks. Well, before we let you on in her facts, here’s one fact you need to know; August likes a tomboy appearance so much so that she has opted for a smaller haircut.
5. Young Mother of Two
The 26 years old August Anna Brooks welcomed her first kid, Karalynn Grace Russell when she was just 19 years old in July 2013. She welcomed her first child with her then-boyfriend, Chance Michael Russell. They started dating each other in 2011 and two years later, they bore their first kid.
Source: Facebook@garthbrookbeliver
While talking with Country Fan Cast, Grath expressed how proud he is to be a grandfather. He also admired that his daughter August is a great mother. Adding to the statement, he stated,
She’s the little stem that kind of holds the whole family together, and it’s kind of new for us. She’s a doll.
August Anna Brooks’ father spoke about her first daughter, Karalynn.
The high school lovers shared their vows and afterward gave birth to their second daughter, Gwendolyn Russell in December 2016. Following the birth of August’s second child, her mother, Sandy, who works at the Wild Heart Ranch in Rogers County, Oklahoma, spoke to Radar and revealed,
Garth is thrilled [he’s] got a new granddaughter. She’s beautiful, healthy and wonderful
Sandy Mahl on her daughter’s daughter.
After several years of marriage, August and her husband, Chance, divorced. She is now dating her lesbian lover.
Source: Facebook
As for her ex-husband, he is now in a relationship with Mary Haight. They have been dating since October 31, 2018.
Source: Facebook
4. Worked in a Law Firm
Prior to becoming a mother, August Anna Brooks worked at a law firm in Owasso, Oklahoma. She started her career after she graduated from the University of Oklahoma.
Since her childhood days, she was interested in law and developed her interest in becoming a lawyer. Later on, she pursued her career in it. As of now, she is not serving anywhere as she is busying due to her motherhood.
3. Supportive Parents
August Anna Brooks and her two sisters’ lives might have been different if it weren’t for their parents. Though Garth and Sandy divorced, they didn’t let their differences come in between them and their kids.
Source: August Anna Brooks’s Facebook
Though they separated, they co-parented their kids for 14 years. Garth told Tennessean that his daughters saw both of their parents either in the morning or in the evening.
They saw both their parents in the morning and both their parents in the evening, and for 14 years. That was how we ran it because we knew it was right for those kids. If you did what was right for the kids, you were going to do what was right for you. It was simple.
Garth Brooks on parenting his kids.
Well, Garth, his wife, Trisha Yearwood, and ex-wife, Sandy Mahl, all were in full support of their kids while growing up; they are still supportive of their kids. When August became a mother at 19 years of age, his parents did everything they could from their side. It worked out for her quite well and now, as already mentioned, she is married and leading a happy married life.
2. Raised Alongside Two Sisters
August Anna Brooks is the middle daughter of Garth Brooks and his ex-wife, Sandy Mahl. Her elder sister is Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks who is named after singers James Taylor and Minnie Pearl. Like August, she is also a very private person. She doesn’t have social media and rarely opens up to the media.
Source: Allie Brooks’ Instagram
On the other hand, her younger sister, Allie Colleen Brooks Roberts has followed the footstep of her father and is one of the rising country singer-songwriters. She got married in November 2018 to a Tennessee-based physical education teacher, Jonathan Roberts.
1. Shares a Strong Bond with Step Mom Trisha Yearwood
August Anna Brooks, her siblings as well as her mother have a very strong bond with their father’s second wife, Trisha Yearwood. Prior to marrying Garth, Yearwood was married twice, Christopher Latham (1987-1991) and Robert Reynolds (1994-1999), but she didn’t bear any kids while with them.
Source: Garth Brooks
This might be the reason why Trisha loves her husband, Garth’s kids so much. In fact, she helped her beau co-parent his kids, and now, she has a great motherly relationship with her three step-daughters.
Source: August Anna Brooks’s Facebook
While speaking to Fox News, Garth revealed that he’s thankful for Yearwood for being there, influencing his kids.
They got the right amount of their mom in them, the right amount of me in them, and the right amount of Trisha’s influence in them as well. So I think everything happens for a reason at a time
Garth Brooks on Trisha Yearwood’s motherhood.
Trisha also spoke about her relationship with August, Taylor, and Allie, with People magazine. She said,
Garth gave me good advice in the beginning: Don’t try to be their mom and don’t try to be their best friend, you’ll find your way. And I think I did with each of them. They’re just lovely young women
Trisha Yearwood on Garth’s three kids!
Well, although Yearwood is the stepmother to Brooks’ kids, she has a beautiful relationship with them and considers herself a “Bonus Mom,” to them.
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