Luke Combs’ Wife Rejects Body-Image Criticism With Details About His Real-Life Fitness Work

Luke Combs has long been targeted by casual body-shaming commentary — but his wife, Nicole Hocking Combs, says the public narrative is outdated and doesn’t reflect the way her husband actually lives.

A recent online insult — calling him “a ball rolling” on stage — led Nicole to respond by describing his actual routine rather than engaging in the visual insult itself. She said her husband is “as strong as an ox” and noted that he regularly runs in the morning.

Combs has spoken publicly about his relationship with his weight, admitting he has struggled with it since childhood. After becoming a father, he said he felt motivated to take better care of himself so he could remain active and present for his child. In interviews, he has said that this change in mindset affected not just food choices and exercise but sleep, scheduling, and boundaries in his touring life.

That conversation fits within a larger framework he has discussed repeatedly — including his decision to talk openly about managing a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has said that speaking about mental health is part of the same work: honesty, not performance.

Meanwhile, the commercial record remains clear. Singles like “Hurricane” reached No. 1 on country radio when he was still at the beginning of his career, and his version of “Fast Car” had one of the biggest cross-genre chart runs of 2023 — a run that culminated in a CMA Single of the Year win and a historic joint Grammy performance with Tracy Chapman.

In Nicole’s view, the health narrative around her husband should be judged by effort, transparency, and long-term habits — not body-based jokes.