Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert.Photo: Jeff Lipsky
“I tell him, ‘If you got blessed with all of that, then don’t rob the world. I’m a songwriter, so I put out music. You look like that, so you should have your photo taken!'” Lambert, 38, tells PEOPLE of her husband Brendan McLoughlin, 30, whose abs often make an appearance on both of their social media accounts.
Lambert and McLoughlin, a retired NYPD officer,wed in 2019after a whirlwind, three-month romance. And their life together has grounded the Grammy winner.
“I take myself way too seriously, and I think I’ve really calmed down, getting out of my head and stuff, because he’s so full of joy,” Lambert says of McLoughlin, who says her favorite thing about her partner is “his smile. It’s one of those contagious ones.”
With McLoughlin, Lambert has found the stability she’s long craved — and that may have felt out of reach during the tumultuous years following her 2015divorcefromBlake Shelton, as her subsequent romances drew criticism on social media and made her a tabloid target.
Today, the pair — who split time between her Nashville-area farm (which their six horses, five dogs, two cats, two goats, two miniature horses and a handful of chickens also call home) and New York, where McLoughlin has a 3-year-old son from a past relationship — are happier than ever.
Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert.Jeff Lipsky
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source: people.com
