S3E8: I’m Too Sexy | Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton & Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds

Who’s too sexy for this podcast? Not our subjects this week, widely recognized as two of the Sexiest Men Alive, and their equally jaw-dropping ex-wives. First up, Stacie has country superstars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, and seriously, if you don’t Miranda’s back story, buckle up. It’s amazing.

Then, Alicia brings us the much bleaker story of the six-year-long marriage of 70s/80s heartthrob Burt Reynolds and his wife Loni Anderson. It was the divorce without end, but also, the story of Loni Anderson surviving and thriving after an abusive relationship.

Receipts

Stacie’s References:

https://countryfancast.com/the-story-behind-blake-sheltons-two-marriages/ Overview of Blake’s first marriage

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/number-one-with-a-bullet/ Great story about Miranda, including Bev and Rick’s meeting

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/amp43217/miranda-lambert-parents-private-detectives/ Book excerpt, alternate Bev and Rick meeting / PI work

https://www.nickiswift.com/38545/real-reasons-miranda-lambert-blake-shelton-divorced/ Writer Jessica Sager’s overview of the end of Blake and Miranda

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/miranda-lamberts-ex-says-she-cheated-with-blake-shelton Jeff Allen has something to say to Blake Shelton

https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce-after-years/article_2522193d-1e7f-53c8-a582-24970377b316.html Blake’s hometown paper, the Tulsa World, reports on their divorce

https://www.tmz.com/2015/07/23/miranda-lambert-blake-shelton-the-voice-divorce-infidelity-cheating/ TMZ reports that The Voice ruined their marriage

https://hollywoodlife.com/2015/11/11/miranda-lambert-friends-cheated-blake-shelton-divorce/ Friends don’t believe Miranda cheated

https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/07/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce-rumored-affair-ruined-cady-groves-career-brother-claims/ Brother of an alleged Blake girlfriend during the marriage

Alicia’s References:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-burt-reynolds-loni-anderson-divorce-20180906-story.html The ugly divorce that just wouldn’t end

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Life-After-Burt-Reynolds-Loni-Anderson-says-he-3020185.php Abuse allegations

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/sally-field-memoir-burt-reynolds-relationship Sally Field opens up about Burt Reynolds

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17896980 10 facts about Burt’s furry Cosmo centerfold