Miranda Lambertis happy, in love and ready to set the record straight.
The Grammy-winning country superstar, who’s set to release herseventh studio albumWildcardon Nov. 1, gets candid with PEOPLE in this week’s issue, revealing details of hersecret weddingto N.Y.P.D. officer Brendan McLoughlin and how they’re making marriage work on the road and in the spotlight.
“I feel like I’ve been through enough in my life to know what I don’t want, so when I know what Idowant I snatch it right up,” says Lambert, 35, of falling fast and hard for McLoughlin, 28, aftermeeting the handsome officer outside ofGood Morning Americalast November, while visiting the show to promote new music with her band the Pistol Annies.
Asked if it was love at first sight she says, “I guess so. If that’s a thing,” before joking, “I have eight dogs and had love at first sight with them, too. Must be easier than I thought!”
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Three months after meeting McLoughlin, Lambert took to social media to reveal that the two hadtied the knot in secreton Jan. 26, at a farm just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. As for why they chose to keep their happy day under wraps, Lambert says that after the scrutiny her love life has received over the years, that decision was a no-brainer.
“I was married before, and it was a huge wedding and everything was very public. So was my divorce,” Lambert says of her previous marriage toBlake Shelton, which lasted from 2011-2015. “I learned then that it’s not for everybody else. This is my actual life. With Brendan, I made it a point to keep it as private as I could for as long as I could.”
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She remains mum on most of the details of her big day, but does reveal that it was even more private than people thought. Asked whether her close friends and Pistol sisters (who were actually the ones toset her upwith McLoughlin) served as bridesmaids she says matter-of-factly, “I didn’t have nobody. That was mine and his moment.”
Of course, the pair weren’t able to fly under the radar for too long, but she says they’re doing just fine being in the spotlight, even if that’s not her favorite place to be.
“I’m literally so normal,” she says, describing her love of making Target runs in a t-shirt and cutoff shorts. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘Why are y’all so interested?’ I’m thankful, but I’m never going to get used to the public eye in that way.”
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And now with himon leave from the forceand joining her out on the road as she prepares to release her decidedly upbeat new album, the pair are just focused on one another.
Says Lambert, “I’m really happy.”
Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard.
Lambert’s new album
Wildcardwill be available Nov. 1 on all streaming services. For more onMiranda Lambert’s new music and happy newlywed life, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
