Three Fun Facts About Ella Langley From the Theo Von Show

Ella Langley is everywhere right now. She just released her new album Dandelion. She is also touring with Morgan Wallen. Fans got a closer look at the star this week on the This Past Weekend podcast with Theo Von [01:06]. Ella shared some surprising stories about her life. Here are three fun facts we learned from the interview.

First, Ella dealt with a unique health challenge as a child. She had several eye surgeries to fix her eye muscles [07:38]. She joked that she was once the crosseyed girl in the church choir. Her doctor used a horse and carriage analogy to explain her condition [08:39]. The horses just would not work together to pull the carriage straight. She even had another surgery a few years ago. She described it as a brutal process where doctors have to work deep inside the eye [08:25]. It took a lot of grit to get through those procedures.

Second, the title of one of her songs has a sweet family origin. Her dad is the source of the name for Bottom of Your Boots [01:31:48]. Ella was having a tough night and needed a pep talk from her father. He told her that he loved her from the bottom of his boots to the top of his hat [01:32:07]. Ella realized right away that it was a great song title. She turned that moment of fatherly advice into a hit song that fans love.

Finally, Ella was a bit of a rebel in school. She was homeschooled in Alabama until sixth grade. When she finally went to a traditional school, she got into trouble [05:50]. Her teachers frequently cited her for the crime of distracting others. She had a designated seat in the corner of the classroom [06:06]. It was a green metal desk facing the wall. Ella admitted she just found school boring and wanted to talk to everyone. She eventually graduated in a class of only 32 students [08:00].

These stories show the humor behind the music. Ella Langley is more than just a voice on the radio. She is a small town girl with a lot of heart. You can find her full interview with Theo Von on YouTube below.