Marcus King Reveals Wife Bailey Made Him Take an STD Test After Their First Date

Marcus King opened up about the early stages of his romance with his wife Briley Hussey. 

During a Wednesday, Nov. 19 appearance on the Zach Sang Show podcast, the country star date reminisced about his first date with Hussey which resulted in a kiss but came with some ground rules.

“She gave me a nice smooch the first night we met. She couldn’t resist my charms all the way,” said King, 29.

However, even considering going any further, Hussey revealed her conditions.

“She was like, ‘Hell no, I don’t know where the hell that thing’s been.’ She’s like, ‘You need to go get checked out,'” he recalled her saying.

Soon after, King followed her instructions.

“I went and I got checked out, and I was like, ‘You guys call me and leave me a voicemail that says all is well,” he said.

King added, “And so they did that and I sent her the voicemail. I was like, ‘I’m good to go.'”

Elsewhere in the interview, the “Workin’ Man Blues” musician praised his wife’s “tough love” approach with helping him remain focused.

“I get really depressed when I’m not around her,” said King. It’s different than any relationship I’ve ever had… I like somebody that’s like, ‘No, you need to get up and do some s— for yourself.’ Cause I need that kind of tough love.”

He noted that everyone who tried to him him came from “a very honest and genuine place, but it was always too soft.”

“It always allowed me to get back off the rails,” said King. “This is the first woman that I’ve ever been with that was like, ‘Hell no.’”

King and Hussey tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in February 2023 in Nashville.

At the time, the Grammy-nominated artist spoke to PEOPLE about meeting Hussey for the first time.

“I fell in love, hard!” said King. “She waltzed up on my bus like she owned it, and I was taken with her sweet southern drawl.”

He continued, “She asked to connect to the Bluetooth, blared Linda Ronstadt and Aretha Franklin and we sang and danced till it was time for the bus to leave. I told her the next morning to quit her job and marry me instead.”

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