Miranda Lambert and her new boyfriend Anderson East will be celebrating the new year with a bang! It will definitely be a happy 2015 ending for the Nashville songstress, who had a rough year after divorcing from her ex-husband, fellow country singer Blake Shelton.
As E! News reports, since Lambert's new boyfriend news came out, the 32-year-old was seen getting better each day. Sources revealed that the "Over You" singer and her new boyfriend were very affectionate with each other. She is apparently enjoying getting to know him better. "Anderson is a complete gentleman! Miranda gets butterflies with Anderson," the insider said of Lambert's new boyfriend. "He is a wonderful guy with an amazing personality. Miranda loves his sense of humor and his love for music. They have many things in common."
Fans of the "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" songstress are surely eager to know more about East. Here are important things that you should know about Lambert's new beau:
#1. East is a musician and it runs in the family. Lambert's new boyfriend hails from a family of musician. His mother played piano in the church so he grew up listening to her mom's music. Likewise, East's dad is a choir member in the church.
#2. Anderson East is Michael Cameron Anderson in real life. According to Hollywood Life, Lambert's beau who was born in Athens, Alabama recorded an album in 2009 under the name Mike Anderson. However, he changed his screen name to Anderson East the following year when he released his EP titled "Fire Demos."
#3. He's from Nashville too. Like Lambert, his man is also from Nashville. He attended Middle Tennessee State University in college and then he transferred to Nashville after that. "It was where music was being made," he told Paste Magazine about Music City."
#4. He loves both the guitar and the piano. East got his first instrument, a guitar when he was eight. Lambert's boyfriend also started playing piano afterwards.
#5. East has similarities with Lambert's ex, Blake Shelton. Both Shelton and East love country music. Apart from that, they are both keen hunters.