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Reba McEntire’s Secret Engagement: She and Rex Linn Have Been Engaged Since Christmas — and We’re Just Finding Out!
Talk about a stealth engagement!
Country superstar Reba McEntire and her longtime love Rex Linn made headlines at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards — not just for her powerful Golden Girls tribute performance, but for dropping a major relationship bombshell on the red carpet.
During a live interview with E!’s Zuri Hall, the reporter casually introduced them as “Reba McEntire and her fiancé, Rex Linn.” The couple smiled, nodded — and the internet instantly lit up.
Fans had been waiting for an official announcement, but according to Reba’s new People magazine cover story, the pair had actually been engaged for nine months already!
Rex popped the question on December 24, 2024 — Christmas Eve in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee — just before the couple celebrated their five-year anniversary.
“It was a total surprise,” Reba told People. “It had Rex Linn timing — very romantic.”
They had planned to announce it in January, but when California’s wildfires devastated communities, the couple chose to stay quiet out of respect. “It just didn’t feel right,” Reba said. “And then it came out naturally at the Emmys!”
Since going public, fans can’t get enough of the pair, who met decades ago and reconnected in 2020. They’ve been inseparable ever since, co-starring in NBC’s sitcom Happy’s Place and even sharing morning drives to set.
“I’ve never been loved by a man like Rex Linn,” Reba admitted. “He’s the most tender-hearted man. I love him with all my heart.”
This will be Reba’s third marriage and Rex’s first, and while no wedding date has been announced, the couple is clearly savoring this chapter.
Reba’s life at 70 is a perfect blend of love, laughter, and creative fire. Between The Voice, Happy’s Place, and her thriving music career, she’s proof that joy doesn’t fade with age — it just gets richer.
“I think I’m happier now than I’ve ever been,” she said. “Being 70 and doing what I love at the level I want — it’s amazing.”
Fans can see more of the couple’s chemistry when Season 2 of Happy’s Place premieres November 7. And judging by the trailer, their on-screen romance might just mirror the real thing.
Because when Reba McEntire finds love — she doesn’t just sing about it. She lives it.
