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Miranda Lambert says she was "the shyest kid ever" growing up.

The country music star's high school debate coach helped her be more assertive.

Now in her 40s, Miranda is well-known for her big onstage personality.

It's hard to believe that a performer as fiery as "Gunpowder & Lead" hitmaker Miranda Lambert was ever a shy kid. After all, her ability to tell it like it is is one of the traits fans love most about her.

But during a pitstop on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast , Miranda admitted to being really reserved when she was growing up — or, "the shyest kid ever," in her words.

Her parents, Rick and Bev, worked as law enforcement and had "vibrant personalities," the singer, 41, explains. So, she and her younger brother, Luke, would more or less sh

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