Erin Napier Reveals She Had Her Own Band in High School to Make 'My Gas Money' — See the Photos!

Photo: Erin Napier/Instagram; Manny Carabel/Getty Erin Napier may be a talented home renovator, but she also has another skill — music! On Monday, theHome Town Takeoverstar, 35,took to Instagramto share some throwback shots of herself in high school, letting fans in on a fact that she’s never shared before: she used to be in a band. “I played at coffee shops and made my gas money,” she continued alongside a slideshow of three photos of herself on stage performing, both singing and playing the guitar....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Ian Lang

Erin Napier Reveals the Easter Egg in Her New Children's Book That's a Nod to Daughter Helen

Photo: Brooke Davis-Jefcoat Erin Napier’s first children’s book includes a sweet nod to her daughter — but only if you know where to look. “The reality about our houses is, they go on after we’ve left them, and imagine if houses could talk, what would they tell us about the things that they’ve seen. That’s fascinating to me,” Napier tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “Something I think about a lot is that the house I’m sitting in right now will outlive me....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Debra Galloway

Erin Napier Says Daughter Mae, 13 Months, Loves 'Trying to Touch That Baby in the Mirror'

Photo: Erin Napier/Instagram Later that evening, Erin, who is also mom to 4-year-old daughter Helen, opened up onInstagramabout the challenges of dinnertime with two young kids. “The supper time shuffle is no joke with two little ones,” theHome Townstar begins. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Timothy Rios

Erin Napier Says Daughters Helen and Mae Are 'Becoming a Team': 'Fascinating to Watch'

Photo:Erin Napier/Instagram Erin Napier/Instagram Erin Napieris celebrating her daughter’s friendship! On Friday, the mom-of-twotook to Instagram to share a sweet momentbetween her 23-month-old daughterMaeand 5-year-old daughterHelen. In anInstagram post celebrating the achievement, Napier shared that the celebration “felt like a second wedding for us” and included photos from the festivities. “To be in a very crowded room and know every single face and have clear memories of them all is overwhelming,” she wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Steven Davis

Erin Napier Says Doctors 'Rebroke' Daughter's Leg to Fix Playground Injury: 'Worked a Miracle'

Erin Napieris updating fans on her daughter’s recovery after suffering a leg injury. TheHome Townstar informed her Instagram followers last week that her 3-year-old daughterHelen, whom she shares with husbandBen Napier, had an accident on a playground slide. On Tuesday, Erinoffered an update, explaining how doctors had to “rebreak” Helen’s leg to fix the injury. “She’s gotten well wishes from around the world and wanted me to tell y’all: ‘Thank you for checking on me!...

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Phillip Morris

Erin Napier Says Finding Her Grandma's Recipes Was 'One Final Gift' — Now She's Passing Them On

Photo: Erin Napier/InstagramErin Napier’s late grandmother lives on through her delicious food.After losing Ouida Walters Rasberry last May, theHome Townstar, 35,created a cookbookfilled with her old handwritten recipes. In arecent piece forSouthern Living, she opened up aboutthe special connection she builtwith her grandmother in the kitchen.Their bond took off when Napier was in high school, while she was visiting Ouida for the weekend after her Pappaw’s death. After a quick dance party to loosen up, Napier got a crash course on some of her grandmother’s favorite recipes: biscuits and spicy rice and tomato gravy....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1420 words · Barbara Carr

Erin Napier Says She 'Loves Parenting' with Husband Ben While Sharing a Cute Photo from Family Walk

Photo: Erin Napier/Instagram. Inset: Manny Carabel/Getty Erin Napieris feeling grateful to raise her family alongside husbandBen Napier. “I love parenting with you,” the mom of two writes, tagging her husband in the caption. Along with Helen, the couple share 7-week-old daughter Mae, whom they welcomed back in May. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Alexander Moore

Erin Napier Says She Deals with 'Panic Attacks and Spiraling Thoughts' After Past Health Issues

Photo: Manny Carabel/Getty Erin Napieris speaking candidly aboutmental healthissues she still struggles with nearly a decade after her years-long battle with a mystery illness. Noting that her “appendix has been gone along with the physical suffering for 8 years now,” theHome Townstar continued, “I’ve been learning through conversation with my friend who is a therapist that it left some deep ruts in my neuro pathways that have left me with an extreme fear and preoccupation with sickness, nausea in particular, ever since....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 679 words · Patricia Kelly

Erin Napier Says She Feels 'So Lucky' for Family on Her 36th Birthday

Photo: Erin Napier/instagram Erin Napieris counting her blessings on her 36th birthday. The couple shared a sweet smooch in one picture, while another gave a glimpse at Erin’s home-cooked birthday dinner of lasagna and garlic bread. “I’m so lucky to have this family for my birthday🥳 thank you for making me feel so special every day of my life, @scotsman.co #mamaslasagna,” she wrote. In July, theHome Townhostgave her husband a sweet shout-outwhile posting an adorable shot of Ben holding their 3-year-old daughter Helen on his shoulders....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Riley Moore

Erin Napier Says She ‘Cannot Stand’ This One Decorating Faux Pas (Exclusive)

Photo:Manny Carabel/Getty Manny Carabel/Getty Erin Napierknows a thing or two about home décor — and theHome Townstar is about to release her thirdbook,Heirloom Rooms. So it’s safe to say Napier, 38, has thoughts on design faux pas, and she shared one that she “cannot stand” in an interview with PEOPLE. “I cannot stand bright lights in a house. I don’t know why,” she says. “I mean, there’s a time and place for it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Susan James

Erin Napier Says She’s ‘So Anxious About the Titanic Sub’ After Sharing Photo of ‘Ominous’ Fortune Cookies

Erin Napier at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville on November 9, 2022.Photo:John Shearer/Getty John Shearer/Getty Erin Napieris “anxious” amid the continued search for a missing submersible that was traveling to the site of theTitanicwreckage. “Ominous catering today,” she wrote. “I’m so anxious about the titanic sub!” Her Instagram Story featured three fortune cookie messages. “Great people live dangerously, small ones don’t take chances,” one read. “A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Thomas Graves

Erin Napier Shares Daughter Helen's Heartwarming Response to Her Mom's French Braid Attempt

Photo: Erin Napier/Instagram; Manny Carabel/Getty Helen knows how to make her mom smile. On Wednesday,Erin Napiershared asweet post to Instagramabout her attempt at French braiding her 4-year-old daughter’s hair and revealed the little girl’s heartwarming response when it didn’t turn out as she hoped. “I cannot French braid. I have tried and I have tried. I watched all the youtube videos. I can paint and I can make pottery but my hands are absolutely unable to braid my daughter’s hair....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Eric Carpenter

Erin Napier Shares Message to Husband Ben on 38th Birthday: 'We Had the Luck of Growing Up Together'

Photo: Erin Napier/Instagram Erin Napierpaid tribute to her husbandBenNapier to mark his 38th birthday! “We’ve spent 16 of your 38 birthdays together, and I’m thankful for every one of them, that wehad the luck of growing up together,” Erin wrote alongside the series of photos. Erin and Ben Napier.Erin Napier/Instagram The mom of two also touched on Ben’s relationship with their daughters Mae, 3 months, and Helen, 3, writing, “Your girls all love you more than pancakes and Elvis....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Carolyn Robinson