Wynonna Judd Shares Rare Insight Into Raising Her Granddaughter Amid Daughter Grace’s Ups and Downs

Wynonna Judd is opening up about what life is like raising her granddaughter, Kaliyah.

“I don’t have a computer. I don’t watch television unless it’s planned ‘cause I’m raising my 2 ½-year-old granddaughter,’ Judd, 60, shared on the Thursday, January 30, episode of Today With Jenna & Friends. “I listen to her, so I don’t really do a lot of Instagram.”

While Kaliyah doesn’t tune in to the popular kids’ show Bluey, Judd said her granddaughter is a big fan of the popular children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel. “I’m about to lose my mind,” she joked. “I can’t talk like that. I wish I could be that animated, but I just don’t know how.”

One of Kaliyah’s favorite shows that Judd said she does enjoy is Peppa Pig. “I love Peppa, but we watch all those shows,” she shared. “So, I know all about that, but I don’t know about Severance. So, that tells you where I’m at at [60].”

Judd resides with her granddaughter on her Tennessee farm. “My life on the farm is simple and sweet, which is what we need more of, I think,” she gushed to Today’s Jenna Bush Hager. “We don’t do phones at dinner. … I do what I have to do to learn how to just live off the road ‘cause I was on the road at 17. So, I never got to learn how to do life outside of show business. So, now I’m learning.”

Judd went on to note that her ideal day at home involves cooking and spending time with her loved ones. “Food, family and fun is my goal,” she stated.

Judd shares her son Elijah, 30, and daughter Grace, 28, with her ex-husband Arch Kelley III. Grace gave birth to Kaliyah in April 2022, just days before the death of her grandmother, Naomi Judd.

Judd does not have legal custody of Kaliyah but has taken care of her granddaughter amid Grace’s recent legal troubles. In April 2024, Grace was arrested for indecent exposure for flashing drivers off a highway and was charged with soliciting prostitution, indecent exposure and obstructing governmental operations. Her soliciting prostitution was reportedly dropped, while indecent exposure charge was lowered to public lewdness, according to The Daily News. She was ordered to pay $2000 and spend 60 days in jail.

That August, Grace was arrested on three charges, including attempting to flee police, driving with a suspended or revoked license and not properly operating motorcycle equipment, per court documents obtained by Us Weekly at the time. She was released the following day on a $2,750 bond.

Grace was arrested once again in October 2024 for stealing a church van in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to local news outlet The Daily Progress, Grace pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor crimes after initially being booked on seven charges. Three of the charges were reportedly felonies, including testing positive for heroin.

Judd previously opened up to Us about raising Kaliyah in June 2024, revealing she and her granddaughter “started singing together.” She exclusively shared, “My favorite thing in life is to sit on the porch with her and eat ice cream. She’s in the rocking chair and she [says,] ‘Noni, where are you going? Noni, what are you doing?’”

She continued, “Being with her in those moments [is] where I realized no amount of money can ever make you this happy. I thought it would, but it doesn’t. Lying in the bed with her before bedtime and her putting her nose against mine and me singing to her, and she’s starting to sing back … [it’s] heaven on earth.”