Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren Akins posted photos from their trip to Cabo on Tuesday, and followers were not impressed. Akins shared seven pictures of herself and Rhett on vacation with friends, with no coronavirus safety precautions in evidence. Many commenters were dismayed by the sight.
“Thanks to a very kind friend, we got to go to Cabo, meet my new bestie (the goofiest sea lion named Poncho), eat fresh ahi tuna that was just caught and watch beautiful sunsets with sweet friends,” Akins wrote alongside the post. It included photos of the couple and their friends arm-in-arm with no face masks on, scenic shots of them crowded onto boats together other idyllic moments from the trip. While many commenters remarked on how beautiful the pictures were, others were put off by this flouting of COVID-19 safety measures. Some also said that it is not the best idea to feed a sea lion like Poncho.
“Sigh – another celeb to now unfollow,” one commenter wrote. Another added: “No mask and you have children too,” while a third quipped: “what pandemic?” Some went further calling them “tone deaf” for looking so cluelessly entitled while the country is going through a terrible pandemic.
Rhett posted some of the same photos on his Instagram page as well, and of course, it got similar comments. One person wrote: “funny how your wife said ‘this year’s just been heavy’ it looks like it’s been REAL heavy with all of your travels.”