Dancing with other women and cheating claims – inside the scandals of Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin’s marriage

EVERYONE has some skeletons in their closet, but Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin may want to consider working out their past issues instead of sweeping them under the rug.

Brendan McLoughlin may have made headlines this past week for getting caught on camera exhibiting some major PDA with several mystery women, but it’s not the first scandal to rock the couple’s marriage.

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Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert may have gotten married just months after they first met, but the couple has been going strong for over four yearsCredit: Getty

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Despite Lambert and McLoughlin putting on happy faces, their marriage has been plagued with cheating allegations and infidelity issues from both partiesCredit: Getty

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Lambert met McLoughlin just a few days before his now-ex-girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy named Landon, who lives primarily in New York CityCredit: Rex

MORE LIKE HER

Not everyone has to be (or wants to be) friends with their ex, but who you dated in the past – and how you acted in the relationship – can offer insights into how successful your next romance will be.

Before marrying Miranda Lambert, Brendan McLoughlin was allegedly dating a woman named Jackie Bruno.

On February 19, 2019, less than a month after Lambert and McLoughlin tied the knot, Bruno’s mother, Carol revealed her daughter was “blindsided” by his infidelity.

“She was engaged to Brendan and he cheated on her and got another girl pregnant,” Carol told Us Weekly.

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McLoughlin and Lambert walk the CMA red carpet just one day after Lambert revealed her one rule in the couple’s relationship is “communication”Credit: Getty
“It’s all true,” she said, adding: “she was thrown for a loop, she had no clue.”

McLoughlin, now a retired NYPD officer, welcomed a baby boy named Landon with Kaihla Rettinger in November 2018, just days after meeting Lambert for the first time on Good Morning America.

Carol also revealed that it was Rettinger who broke the news to her daughter.

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McLoughlin reportedly cheated on his fiancé, Jackie, and got another woman pregnant, who he also ended up leaving to pursue a relationship with LambertCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“The girl contacted her. Jackie was in Sweden playing professional soccer, got injured and came home and the girl contacted her. She broke the news to her,” Carol added.

“[Brendan] tried to deny it and then begged her to stay with him,” she continued.

“She was only going for a few months to play, he was begging her to marry him before she left, even though he knew the girl was pregnant.”

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Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert smile for the camera at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11, 2023, in Frisco, TexasCredit: Getty
 

SETTLING DOWN

Lambert didn’t seem to be too concerned with McLoughlin becoming a father just days after the two met.

“I was like ‘Hey, I got the dogs, you got the kid, we can mix and mingle,'” she told Extra in June 2019.

“My stepson [Landon] is amazing,” Miranda said, adding “it’s great” to be around him.

“I’m loving that whole phase, and I’ve raised a million dogs, so I feel like I’ve got that part of my womanly/motherly thing is full, so this is a whole new journey.”

Rettinger, Landon’s mother, has never publicly commented on Lambert and McLoughlin’s relationship.

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Lambert and McLoughlin attend the 65th Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: Getty

HEART LIKE MINE

During a July 2023 performance at her Las Vegas residency, Velvet Rodeo, Lambert called out a group of fans for taking a selfie during her song, Tin Man.

“These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song,” Lambert told the crowd, after pausing her performance.

“It’s pissing me off a little bit. Sorry, I don’t like it. At all.”

“We’re here to hear some country music tonight,” she said, adding: I’m singing some country damn music,” before motioning the group to sit down.

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Miranda Lambert performs onstage during the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards, and notably didn’t call out anyone in the audience for snapping photosCredit: Getty
“It felt like I was back at school with the teacher scolding me for doing something wrong and telling me to sit down back in my place,” one of the concertgoers, Adela Calin, told NBC News.

“I feel like she was determined to make us look like we were young, immature and vain.”

“But we were just grown women in our 30s to 60s trying to take a picture,” she added.

Though the incident didn’t directly involve McLoughlin, Lambert may have had him on her mind.

Multiple sources online have said that McLoughlin reportedly “regularly” cheats on Lambert.

There have been sightings of him bar-hopping in the Nashville entertainment district, hitting on and getting flirty with mystery women.

One social media user reportedly even knows about McLoughlin’s alleged wandering eye.

“My boyfriend used to work with him before nypd, said he was always a ladies man,” the source wrote.

“Had a new chick every week. I just sent this to him, we’re having a laugh about it,” they added.

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McLoughlin and Lambert, seen on April 24, 2023, in New York City, have been spending more time apart recently, with McLoughlin often spotted drinking alone at Casa RosaCredit: Getty

BRING ME DOWN

While Lambert has had cheating allegations of her own in the past, it seems like McLoughlin has taken the reigns on scandal-maker in the duo’s marriage.

In May 2024, the U.S. Sun reported that McLoughlin was becoming a regular at his wife’s Nashville bar, Casa Rosa, with and without his wife.

The former cop is reportedly “missing city life,” despite splitting time between his former home in Staten Island and Lambert’s Nashville home.

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Brendan McLoughlin took a leave of absence from the NYPD in 2019, shortly after marrying Lambert, before retiring from the force in 2020Credit: Getty
“Miranda comes and throws parties, [but] she used to come in more,” a source at Casa Rosa exclusively told The U.S. Sun.

“Her husband comes a lot just to hang out,” the source added.

White Liar

Just a week after it was reported that McLoughlin misses his old life, Lambert opened up about the couple’s relationship in an exclusive interview with People.

“It’s communication,” she answered when asked if she had any rules in her relationship.

“We just talk it out, whatever it is, we talk about everything,” she continued.

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Brendan McLoughlin, who appears to now be a stay-at-home husband, is seen at Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 4, 2022, in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: Getty
“And I think communication is super important, especially because women, we expect men to know what we’re thinking and they don’t.”

“We got to tell them,” she added.

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A mystery woman is seen hugging and acting touchy-feely towards McLoughlin, who was partying the night away without his wife, Lambert, despite being at her barCredit: TikTok

FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN

On Monday, June 24, 2024, a video of McLoughlin engaging in some flirty, touchy-feely behavior went viral on TikTok.

The video shows McLoughlin dancing and grinding with a mystery woman.

He was also seen hugging another woman, who occasionally would put her arms around McLoughlin, place her hands on his cheeks, and even hold the back of his head.

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A TikTok user posted a video showing McLoughlin allegedly grinding with a mystery woman at Lambert’s bar in Nashville, though the woman denied the rumorsCredit: TikTok
The flirty exchange went down at Casa Rosa, though Lambert was nowhere in sight.

“Wild for him to publicly humiliate her like this,” one user commented.

“Divorce announcement in 1…2…3,” another wrote.

Neither Lambert nor McLoughlin have commented on the video, though one of the mystery women came forward later in the week to tell her side of the story.

They mystery woman alleges that she and a group of friends were partying it up in Nashville for a bachelorette weekend, and she innocently asked McLoughlin for a picture with the bride-to-be.

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McLoughlin hugs a mystery woman, who later came forward and denied that any inappropriate behavior had occurred between her and Lambert’s husbandCredit: TikTok
“We were all dancing together and laughing and talking, thanking him for helping to make our bride-to-be’s night so special and fun,” the mystery woman told In Touch.

“The bar was extremely loud, and even yelling in each other’s ear, it was hard to hear anything.”

“Truly, none of us ever felt that there was any flirting happening. It was just dancing, laughing, and talking.”

“He was friendly and casual, but never inappropriate or suggestive in any way,” she added.

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin Relationship Timeline

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin’s relationship blossomed immediately, but time will tell if they can keep their marriage intact.

November 2, 2018: Miranda Lambert meets Brendan McLoughlin on the set of Good Morning America.

Lambert was performing with her band, the Pistol Annies, while McLoughlin, then a NYPD officer, was doing security for the show.

Lambert’s security guard and bandmates helped orchestrate the set-up, which involved inviting McLoughlin to the band’s show.

January 26, 2019: Lambert and McLoughlin officially tie the knot on a farm outside of Nashville, less than three months after their initial meeting.

February 16, 2019: Lambert reveals she wed McLoughlin in a belated Valentine’s Day announcement posted on Instagram and X.

April 2019: The new couple make their red carpet debut at the 2019 ACM Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.

December 25, 2019: Lambert and McLoughlin celebrate their first Christmas together as a married couple, in Lambert’s home state, Texas.

January 26, 2020: The loved-up duo celebrate their first wedding anniversary, with Lambert sharing photos from the couple’s nuptials.

March 2020: McLoughlin retires from the NYPD after taking a leave of absence in 2019; he continues to split his time between Nashville and New York City, where he has a son from a previous relationship.

October 2020: McLoughlin makes his acting debut in Miranda Lambert’s music video for her 2019 song, Settling Down

January 26, 2021: The hot couple celebrate their second wedding anniversary.

October 14, 2021: Lambert and McLoughlin get all dressed up in honor of his 30th birthday

January 26, 2022: Lambert and McLoughlin celebrate their third wedding anniversary.

November 8, 2022: The duo attended the BMI Country Awards, where Lambert was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year.

January 26, 2023: Lambert and McLoughlin celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary.

February 5, 2023: After performing her new single, Carousel, Lambert walked the red carpet of the ACM Awards with her beau.

January 26, 2024: Lambert and McLoughlin celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary.

May 15, 2024: Lambert opens up about her relationship with People magazine, explaining that her one marriage rule is “communication,” just months after calling her husband a “truth-teller.”

June 24, 2024: A series of video clips showing McLoughlin dancing and engaging in what appears to be flirty, touchy-feely behavior with several mystery women at Lambert’s Casa Rosa bar in Nashville go viral.

June 27, 2024: One of the mystery women featured in the video speaks out to In Touch, revealing that nothing inappropriate happened between her, her friends, and McLoughlin, who ended up leaving the bar – alone – before the night was over.