Cody Alan Opens Up About His Modern Family & Leaving the Mormon Church After Coming Out

Cody Alan.Photo: Courtesy Cody Alan Cody Alan is opening up about his journey to self acceptance.The CMT host shares his story in his new bookHear’s the Thing(out now), in which he discusses faith, family and how his life changed after herevealed he was gayin a 2017 PEOPLE interview.Before Alan came out, he first had to reconcile his sexuality with his faith. Alan was raised in southern churches in suburban Columbia, South Carolina, before he converted to Mormonism as a teen.

Cody Bellinger Reveals Baby Name for Daughter and Why He's 'Excited' About Fatherhood

Cody Bellinger.Photo: Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Cody Bellinger will be a#GirlDadsoon, and he couldn’t be more pumped. As the arrival of their new addition approaches, Bellinger says he anticipates new parenthood outranking all of his sports accomplishments,his 2020 World Series winincluded. Bellinger says the pregnancy has been “pretty smooth” so far — “obviously, easy for me,” he jokes. He explains that while Carter is “a strong girl” who “can get through most of” the challenges along the way, he’s there to help in any little way he can.

Cody Bellinger Welcomes First Baby, Daughter Caiden Carter

Photo: Los Angeles Dodgers/Instagram Cody Bellinger’s team just got a little bit bigger! Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Los Angeles Dodgers/Instagram Bellinger reshared the post with a heart emoji on his Instagram Story, and in the comment section of Carter’s announcement, he excitedly wrote, “Ay ay ayyyyyyyy!

Cody Gifford's Pregnant Wife Erika Shows Off Maternity Style in Black Gown — See Her Bump!

Photo:Erika Gifford/Instagram Erika Gifford/Instagram Cody Gifford’swifeErikais nailing her maternity style! Gifford — who is the son of formerTodayshow co-hostKathie Lee Giffordand thelate NFL star Frank Gifford— and his wife Erika, 30, attended a friend’s wedding in New York City and dressed up for the occasion. On Sunday, Erika posted a series of photos onInstagram, including a photo of the couple where Erika wears a body-con, off-the-shoulder black dress and places a hand under her bump.

Cody Johnson Gets a Not-So-Rude Awakening from His Wife: He's a CMA Winner!

Cody and Brandi Johson.Photo: Sara Kauss/FilmMagic Cody Johnsonwas briefly miffed that his wife, Brandi, woke him up on Wednesday morning before his alarm went off. And then he found out why she’d done it: She had to tell him he’d just won his first CMA award, for music video of the year. “It was so great to wake up that way,” Johnson told PEOPLE on the CMA red carpet, confessing he’d simply forgotten the category winner is traditionally announced the morning before the show.