Country music star knew on her wedding night that she made a ‘very big mistake’

TrendingPublished: Aug. 30, 2026, 4:15 a.m.Carly Pearce, left, and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts performs on the main stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 7, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesBy Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.comCarly Pearce has not been shy when it comes to talking about her divorce from singer Michael Ray, and she opened up some more during an interview earlier this year.“You know when you just know something’s not how it should be?” she said during an appearance on David Begnaud’s “The Person Who Believed In Me” podcast. “I think everybody in my life knew I had made a … he made it very clear that I made a very big mistake.”Pearce revealed one of the issues she had with Ray.“There’s a bit of Jekyll and Hyde … t