Who is Miranda Lambert's new husband, Brendan McLoughlin? 5 things to know

When they returned to New York Wednesday, a reporter asked the lovebirds, "How is marriage for you guys?" Miranda Lambert wasn't happy.

Miranda Lambert shocked fans on Saturday with a wholly unexpected announcement. She married "the love of (her) life" — a man that no one, seemingly, knew existed.

So, just who is the country star's new husband, Brendan McLoughlin?

Internet detectives are hard at work uncovering everything they can on this mystery man. Here's what they've found so far.

He's an NYPD officer

McLoughlin has been an officer with the New York Police Department for at least four years.

He's been seen repeatedly on their Twitter feeds as early as 2015, doing "community policing" in Times Square:

Winning a 5K for the NYPD:

And hanging out with "Kybo" at a "doggy diving" event:

How did Miranda and Brendan meet? One star has a theory

While the couple hasn't revealed how and where they met, there's a popular theory going around, first floated by TV star Busy Philipps. On Instagram, she said recognized McLoughlin from her visits to the "Good Morning America" studios in New York City. She even shared a photo she took of McLoughlin on duty there in 2017, saying that she'd seen him there "multiple times."

Miranda Lambert shared news for her marriage to Brendan Mcloughlin on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Miranda Lambert shared news for her marriage to Brendan Mcloughlin on Saturday, Feb. 16.

“Here’s my question: did Miranda Lambert meet the hot cop doing GMA … outside of GMA?” she wrote on her Instagram story.

On Monday, People cited an unnamed "insider" that said Lambert indeed met McLoughlin at "GMA" last November, when her country trio Pistol Annies performed on the show.

He once gave modeling a shot

Back in 2011, McLoughlin created a profile on Model Mayhem "to build my portfolio."

"My style is all american boy/ abercrombie/ sporty but I'm open minded," he wrote.

According to the birth date he gave Model Mayhem when he set up his profile, McLoughlin would now be 28 years old.

He breaks the musician mold

While details on McLoughlin are scarce, there's not even a whiff of him having musical inclinations. Lambert was previously married to country star Blake Shelton for four years, and subsequently dated singer-songwriter Anderson East. She never confirmed a widely speculated relationship with Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours in 2018.

Lambert says he's "the one"

When Lambert shared the news of their wedding on Saturday, she called McLoughlin "the love of my life."

"My heart is full," she wrote. "Thank you Brendan Mcloughlin for loving me for.... me. #theone"

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