Miranda Lambert Once Went Undercover On a P.I. Job

Miranda Lambert's upbringing in a family with two private investigator parents led her into some unusual situations — including at least one time where she went undercover to help her parents' business.

The country star shares that story in a new installment of Bunnie Xo's Dumb Blonde podcast, remembering the time in high school when she used her cheerleading uniform to parlay her way into someone's house.

"One time, I think I was in high school, and I was a cheerleader," Lambert recounts. "My mom took me on a job where I had to put my cheerleading uniform on and pretend to sell cookies for the cheerleading squad.

"She was like, 'When you get in their house, ask to use their bathroom when they're getting their money out, and when you get in there, see if there's any liquor.' 'Cause they [weren't] supposed to be drinking," she goes on to say.

"I'm 15. I should be at cheer practice right now," Lambert says, laughing as she remembers the story.

Lambert's parents started their own private investigation firm, called Lambert & Lambert, when she was young, and they continued that work throughout her childhood. Elsewhere on her Dumb Blonde appearance, the singer says their work led them to take in domestic violence victims and children in difficult family situations.

She also says that the stories she learned from her parents' work inspired some of her earliest songwriting.

"They mostly did divorce and child custody," Lambert explains, "which is where I think I got a lot of my early songs."

Elsewhere on the Dumb Blonde podcast, Lambert shares more stories of her childhood, discusses her new album Postcards From Texas and talks about her relationship with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin.

Carena Liptak is an Associate Editor and staff writer at Taste of Country. She specializes in breaking country music news, interviews and lists. In particular, she’s got a soft spot for sad songs — check out her roundup of the 50 Saddest Country Songs of All Time!