Pat Baby: Gypsy Wedding Star's Transformation

Pat Baby, a 32-year-old Romanichal gypsy and paver from Douglasville, Georgia, is a fan favourite from TLC's My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. He first appeared on the show with his wife Louann and their 14-year-old daughter Priscilla, who dreamed of getting married and staying home to take care of a husband. Pat Baby and Louann later divorced after he turned to drugs and alcohol following the death of his sister, father, and best friend. He went to prison, and Louann left with their two children.

Pat Baby's divorce from Louann

Pat Baby and Louann's divorce was a result of a rough patch in their marriage. In a short span, Pat Baby lost his sister, his father, and his best friend. The grief caused him to turn to drugs and alcohol for comfort. Louann, fed up and heartbroken, left Pat Baby and took their two children with her. This sent Pat Baby on a downward spiral that landed him in prison.

Louann, a typical gypsy woman with no income and only a sixth-grade education, had to figure out how to support herself and her children. She moved in with her mother, Karen. However, Louann faced another challenge—if she broke from Pat Baby permanently, she risked being shunned by their Traveller community as women were expected to forgive their men's transgressions. Despite these concerns, Louann decided to give her husband a second chance. She picked him up when he was released from prison, and Pat Baby, thrilled at the opportunity, launched a campaign to put his life back together and win over his wife and her skeptical mother.

Pat Baby's sister's murder

Pat Baby, a favourite traveller on My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, lost his sister, his father, and his best friend in the year following his appearance on the show's first season. The overwhelming grief led him to turn to drugs and alcohol for comfort.

While the cause of Pat Baby's sister's death is not explicitly stated, it is implied that she was murdered. Pat Baby is seen visiting her hay-covered grave with a Michelob Light, sobbing. There is a payday loan billboard outside the cemetery.

Pat Baby gets a memorial tattoo of his sister's name on his forearm. He also throws a Halloween party in her honour, as he believes she would have wanted.

Priscilla's 18th birthday party

Priscilla Kelly, the daughter of Pat Baby, is now 18 years old and a professional wrestler in Atlanta. She is doing well enough to throw herself a big, gypsy birthday party. Priscilla is unsure whether to invite her father, Pat Baby, as her parents are recently divorced and cannot stand each other. Pat Baby has a habit of acting out and embarrassing her in public, including at her wrestling matches, where he becomes a creepy superfan.

Priscilla decides not to invite Pat Baby to her party, but he shows up anyway. He gets drunk, hangs all over his daughter, yells at his ex-wife, tries to take over the DJ tables, and is eventually kicked out. Priscilla's 18th birthday party is ultimately ruined by her father's antics.

Priscilla's wrestling career

Priscillas wrestling career

Priscilla Lee Kelly, born on June 5, 1997, in Douglasville, Georgia, is an American professional wrestler and former reality television personality. She is currently working for WWE on the NXT brand, under the ring name Gigi Dolin. She is a former record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.

Kelly made her professional wrestling debut in March 2015 in a tag team match, where she and her partner lost to Amanda Rodriguez and Amber O'Neal. In the following years, she wrestled in various promotions and tournaments, facing opponents such as Kiera Hogan, Kimber Lee, Tessa Blanchard, Penelope Ford, Renee Michelle, Leva Bates, Jordynne Grace, and many others.

In December 2018, Kelly gained notoriety for a controversial match against Tuna, in which she pulled out a bloody tampon and stuck it in her opponent's mouth. This angle received mixed reactions from fellow wrestlers and the media, with some criticising and others defending her actions.

In July 2019, Kelly defeated James Ellsworth to become the World Intergender Champion at Cactus League Wrestling's "Rated R Wrestling" event in Tucson, Arizona. She has also made appearances in promotions such as Major League Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.

In January 2021, WWE announced that they had signed Kelly, where she would compete on the NXT brand as Gigi Dolin. She teamed up with Cora Jade in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, losing in the first round. Dolin then formed an alliance with Mandy Rose and Jacy Jayne, known as Toxic Attraction. Dolin and Jayne went on to become two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.

In February 2023, Dolin and Jayne's partnership ended after Jayne turned on Dolin, leading to a series of matches between the former teammates, with Dolin ultimately prevailing in a Weaponized Steel Cage match. Dolin's recent matches include facing Kiana James and competing in a Fatal Four-Way match to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship.

Early Life and Reality TV Appearance:

Before her wrestling career, Priscilla Kelly appeared on the reality TV show "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" at the age of 14. She was the focus of the episode "14 and Looking for Mr. Right." Kelly later expressed that the show misrepresented her and that she wanted to leave that part of her life behind when she entered the world of wrestling.

Pat Baby's time in prison

It is not known exactly when Pat Baby went to prison or for how long, but it is mentioned that he was released and picked up by Louann, who was considering breaking from him permanently. This would have likely resulted in her being shunned by their Traveller community, as women are expected to forgive their men's transgressions.

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