“I never wanted to brush my hair. I was always in the dirt.” Now that’s not the kind of sentence you’d expect from a woman who once graced the glossy pages of Vogue. But Nicole Muirbrook is far from the fashion world’s cookie-cutter mold. She’s a paradox in boots: grace wrapped in grit, elegance tinged with dust.

Married to Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan since 2013, Muirbrook isn’t just a sideline spectator to his creative empire. And when asked about her husband’s brand? She didn’t flinch; she beamed.

How Nicole Muirbrook became Taylor Sheridan’s true leading lady?

Nicole Muirbrook and Taylor Sheridan | Credit: Instagram@nicsheridanofficial
Before she ever set foot on Taylor Sheridan’s ranch, Nicole Muirbrook was the tomboy of Utah—a self-proclaimed dirt-dweller who couldn’t be bothered with hairbrushes. That didn’t stop a scout from NEXT modeling agency from spotting her in a mall and seeing something magnetic. Reluctant but open-minded, she took a chance and stepped into the unpredictable orbit of fashion.

Her face soon found its way into Marie Claire and Vogue, and her feet into the cobblestone streets of Milan and Miami. But the glamor never scrubbed away the tomboy beneath. “I never wanted to brush my hair. I was always in the dirt,” she told Cowgirl Magazine in 2021.

Muirbrook met Sheridan in an acting class, and what began as shared lines quickly turned into shared land (see PEOPLE). The two connected over cowboy culture and eventually planted their roots—quite literally—across two ranches in Texas.

Sheridan might craft romances like Beth and Rip or Spencer and Alex, but Muirbrook is the real muse behind the pen. Their marriage isn’t just poetic; it’s practical, sweaty, and lived-in. The kind of love you can’t fake.

Nicole Muirbrook and Taylor Sheridan | Credit: Instagram@nicsheridanofficial
Being married to one of TV’s most in-demand creators isn’t a picnic, but it’s also not a problem for Nicole Muirbrook. In the same chat with Cowgirl Magazine, Taylor Sheridan’s wife confessed about his billion-dollar brand, Yellowstone:

It’s fun seeing my husband have his own brand.

Spoken like a woman who’s both proud and unfazed. She’s not swept up in the whirlwind of press tours or premieres. Instead, she marvels at the duality:

Between the horses and the TV side of things, I don’t know where it’s going to go, but it’s always a roller coaster going somewhere fast.

That’s not passive admiration; it’s active partnership. Muirbrook isn’t just watching her husband’s ascent; she’s standing beside him, boots planted, heart steady.

The couple spent a few years testing the waters before finally tying the knot on September 18, 2013. They also share a son together, adding another branch to their growing family tree.