Reba McEntire Engaged to Rex Linn: Inside Their Love Story

And with Rex, she can’t even get the blues. 

As she told E!, “He makes me laugh.” He also had her reconsidering her future. Twice divorced following splits from steer wrestling champion and rancher Charlie Battles and Narvel (dad to her son Shelby Blackstock, plus Chassidy, Shawna and the late Brandon Blackstock), he had her believing the third time would be the charm. 

“I’m truly committed to Rex,” she explained to E!. “So if that’s something he feels totally strong about, that’s fine with me. He’s never been married before. So if he wants to experience that, I’m OK with that.” 

Really OK with it considering the sparkly new left-hand accessory she was flashing at the Emmys 2025. 

With their NBC sitcom Happy Place already renewed for a second season, they’ve reupped their love story indefinitely.

And after Live From E!: 2025 Emmys correspondent Zuri Hall referred to Rex as her fiancé, Reba revealed they’d already settled into their happy wife, happy life era, regardless of marital status. 

“We’re having a blast on Happy’s Place,” she shared, “and so glad to be here tonight.”