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t pays to be married to Miranda
Lambert! The country music star,
35, is making sure that her hus-
band, Brendan McLoughlin, is liv-
ing in the lap of luxury, splurging on
a new NYC apartment for him to live
in during their long-distance mar-
riage. “Miranda has totally upgraded
Brendan’s life. Being a cop, he wasn’t
exactly rolling in money,” revealsa source, adding that the 27-year-
old’s parents often helped him out
financially. (The starting salary
for an NYPD officer is $42,000 — a
far cry from Miranda’s estimated
$45 million fortune.) However, the
“Vice” vixen “doesn’t mind spend-
ing the money to make him happy,”
Life & Style’s source admits. “Miran-
da likes having the upper hand in herrelationships, being the ‘alpha’ part-
ner.” After divorcing Blake Shelton,
42, she dated aspiring singer Ander-
son East, 30, and put Turnpike Trou-
badors frontman Evan Felker, 35,
on the map. “No one thinks Bren-
dan’s marriage to Miranda will last,”
shares the source. “But considering
all the perks he’s getting, he might
stay on his best behavior.”A free ride on
mama’s little red
wagon! “Miranda
foots the bill
for whatever
Brendan needs,”
dishes a source.