Miranda Lambert shocked the world on Saturday when she announced that she had married Brendan McLoughlin. At the time, not many details were known about him, other than the fact that he was part of the NYPD and it sounded like they met on the set of GMA back in November. Over the last few days, more and more details have been coming out about McLoughlin and his relationship with Miranda.
According to People:
The NYPD officer, 27, had been engaged to another woman — fellow Staten Island native Jackie Bruno — until just months before marrying Lambert, PEOPLE confirms. He proposed to his now ex-fiancée with a 1.21-carat, round, brilliant cut diamond ring, set in an 18-carat white gold band, a source close to McLoughlin tells PEOPLE. The ring and matching wedding band were worth approximately $15,000, according to documents viewed by PEOPLE.
McLoughlin and Bruno’s relationship ended when Kaihla Rettinger, the mother of McLoughlin’s son, messaged his former fiancée to let Bruno know Rettinger was seven months pregnant with the police officer‘s child and had been living with him and his family, the source reveals. McLoughlin’s son was born on Nov. 5, three days afterhe met Lambert, 35. Rettinger had no comment when reached by PEOPLE.
PEOPLE has learned McLoughlin then spent Thanksgiving with Rettinger and his newborn son. It is unclear if he and Rettinger were still romantically involved at that time, but the source close to McLoughlin believes there was “overlap” between Rettinger and Lambert, as the source claims he “had a history of cheating.” A rep for Lambert had no comment.