Personal Life
Brian Littrell was born with a heart defect that brought him several times into hospital with life-threatening conditions - for two months alone when he was 5 years of age because of a bacterial infection. An open heart surgery in 1998 closed the hole he had in his heart, as he said on his "Hour of Power" interview in 2007. After that he founded the Brian Littrell's "Healthy Heart Club" for kids, a non-profit organization that assists children with heart conditions through medical, financial and practical help.
Two months after joining the Backstreet Boys, Brian started dating Samantha Stonebraker, a relationship that continued for four years (1993–1997). Brian even lived with Samantha's family for two years. In 1998, after their separation, she released the book What You Wanna Know: Backstreet Boys Secrets Only a Girlfriend Can Tell, about their relationship and the Backstreet Boys.
Two months after Brian split from Samantha, he met model/aspiring actress Leighanne Wallace at the June 15, 1997 video shoot for their single "As Long As You Love Me." He proposed to her in 1999 and they were married on September 2, 2000. Both are committed Evangelical Christians. They have one child, son Baylee Thomas Wylee Littrell.
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