Dwayne Johnson opens up about rare connection with Jelly Roll

Dwayne Johnson called Jelly Roll his “very special friend” as he opened up about his unexpected connection with the singer.

Taking to his Instagram on June 30, the 53-year-old actor revealed that Jelly’s song Only helped him overcome mental stress. 

"Several years ago (roughly 2017) I was going through a very hard thing at the time, I was struggling,” Dwayne wrote alongside a clip in which he can be seen hugging Jelly.

The Jumanji star further wrote, "My mental wellness turned into my mental hellness. Many of you know the drill, you put on 'the face,' show up to work, smile and get through it. Perhaps not the healthiest thing to do, but it's what I was used to doing at the time.”

"Then a song came on through my headphones one morning on a random shuffle playlist. 'Only' from Jelly Roll. The lyrics rocked me. Hard core,” continued the WWE legend turned Hollywood megastar.

"The words moved me so much that I reached out to Jelly. I said you don’t know me and I don’t know you, but this song of yours is helping me through some stuff I’m dealing with. I just called to say thank you brother. Our bond was born,” the Moana star added.

For those unversed, Jolly released his hit Only in 2017.