Marriage ceremony bells are ringing for lovers Rex Linn and Reba McEntire. The 2 have confirmed that they’re now engaged to one another, 5 years after they began relationship. 

Linn and McEntire met within the Nineteen Nineties. Nevertheless, their romance didn’t begin until 2020, once they reconnected, and the previous provided a comforting shoulder for the latter throughout her mom’s sickness. 

Linn and McEntire each appeared on the 2025 Emmy Awards crimson carpet collectively on Sunday, September 14, the place they confirmed their engagement throughout a crimson carpet interview with a “Reside From E!” information correspondent. 

When the reporter referred to Linn as her fiancé, the nation singer blushed and gushed, “We’re having a blast on Glad’s Place, and so glad to be right here tonight.”

In October 2021, McEntire recalled chatting with Linn when her mom obtained sick in 2020. She mentioned that her now-fiancé had known as her to supply consolation. After that, they stored visiting one another and speaking and have been “inseparable” ever since then. 

Though the “Glad’s Place” co-stars simply confirmed their engagement, a Individuals Journal supply revealed that they’ve been engaged for just a few months now.  “It occurred just a few months in the past, and they’re very blissful,” the insider mentioned. 

Earlier within the yr, the 70-year-old singer and actress gushed about her relationship with Linn. She revealed that he cooks higher than she does, noting that they complement one another in a number of methods. 

McEntire said that working collectively together with her companion on the set of the sitcom “Glad’s Place” is a dream come true. She known as him her greatest pal and mentioned that they’d each prefer to “cross the end line with one another in a relationship.” 

Information of McEntire and Linn’s engagement shouldn’t be a shock to long-time followers. 

Simply final yr, the “I’m Not That Lonely But” singer revealed that if Linn wished to get married, she would fortunately stroll down the aisle with him.

“If that is one thing he feels completely robust about, that is high-quality with me. He is by no means been married earlier than. So, if he desires to expertise that, I am OK with that,” she mentioned. 

McEntire has been married twice earlier than. She was married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987 and Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. 

Regardless of having a disappointing historical past in her marriages, McEntire remained open lengthy sufficient to discover a robust reference to Linn.

When talking about their relationship, she famous that their chemistry was very robust as they had been each immediately drawn to one another. 

“It was similar to a magnet,” she mentioned, based on The Blast. She additional revealed that that they had constructed a superb rapport over the telephone and had time to know one another’s personalities earlier than starting their romantic relationship.

The singer famous that the preliminary sluggish burn helped her to like her companion for who he’s somewhat than based mostly on his look alone. 

Regardless of how robust the couple’s relationship seems to be, they’ve had their justifiable share of ups and downs, similar to some other couple. 

There have been not too long ago stories of hassle in paradise between the 2. In July, The Blastreported that the 2 had been allegedly having a tough time balancing their romantic {and professional} relationships. 

Though the actress beforehand gushed about being blissful to work together with her now-fiancé on the set of “Glad’s Tempo,” it appeared additionally to trigger a pressure of their relationship. 

Insiders claimed that McEntire was reportedly “bossing” her lover round and “barking orders” at him. This turned insufferable for Linn, who didn’t like being bossed round in public.