{"id":2108428,"date":"2025-10-22T15:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2108428"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:30:23","slug":"reba-mcentire-talks-friendship-with-joanna-garcia-swisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/reba-mcentire-talks-friendship-with-joanna-garcia-swisher\/","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire Talks Friendship With JoAnna Garcia Swisher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\"><em data-node-id=\"0.0.0\">Fans learned JoAnna Garcia Swisher will guest star on former <\/em>Reba <em data-node-id=\"0.0.2\">cast mate Reba McEntire&#8217;s new sitcom <\/em>Happy&#8217;s Place<em data-node-id=\"0.0.4\"> this fall on NBC.<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\"><em data-node-id=\"0.1.0\">In a new interview, Reba opened up about how special her bond is with JoAnna after more than two decades. <\/em><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\"><em data-node-id=\"0.2.0\">Reba also shared the quality she loves most about JoAnna. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"2.0\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/reba-mcentire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/reba-mcentire\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Reba McEntire\" data-node-id=\"2.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">Reba McEntire<\/a><\/strong> and <strong data-node-id=\"2.2\">JoAnna Garcia Swisher<\/strong> are reuniting on TV this fall\u2014and it turns out there&#8217;s a lot to talk about for this exciting occasion!<strong data-node-id=\"2.4\"\/><strong data-node-id=\"2.5\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Fans know Reba and JoAnna played mother and daughter on <em data-node-id=\"3.1\">Reba <\/em>when it aired for six seasons from 2001 to 2007. While the duo haven&#8217;t necessarily appeared onscreen at the same time since then, they both have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a61996602\/reba-mcentire-joanna-garcia-swisher-friendship-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a61996602\/reba-mcentire-joanna-garcia-swisher-friendship-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"spoken out\" data-node-id=\"3.3\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">spoken out<\/a> about how special their bond continues to be. And with the news of JoAnna <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPPTAhygM3f\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPPTAhygM3f\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"guest starring on Happy's Place season 2\" data-node-id=\"3.5\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">guest starring on <em data-node-id=\"3.5.1\">Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em> season 2<\/a> on NBC, it&#8217;s only fair Reba has comments about her former co-star!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As Reba opened up to <em data-node-id=\"4.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-is-happier-than-ever-at-70-exclusive-11833429\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-is-happier-than-ever-at-70-exclusive-11833429\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"4.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">People<\/a><\/em> for an interview on October 21, she&#8217;s thrilled to see JoAnna pop up on <em data-node-id=\"4.3\">Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em> season 2. What&#8217;s more, she couldn&#8217;t stop talking about how special it is to have the opportunity for JoAnna to work alongside <strong data-node-id=\"4.5\">Melissa Peterman<\/strong> (who also appeared on <em data-node-id=\"4.7\">Reba<\/em>) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a66102903\/emmys-2025-reba-mcentire-engagement-ring-rex-linn\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a66102903\/emmys-2025-reba-mcentire-engagement-ring-rex-linn\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Reba's fianc\u00e9\" data-node-id=\"4.9\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">Reba&#8217;s fianc\u00e9<\/a>, <strong data-node-id=\"4.11\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a62669319\/reba-mcentire-boyfriend-rex-linn-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a62669319\/reba-mcentire-boyfriend-rex-linn-relationship\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rex Linn\" data-node-id=\"4.11.0\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\">Rex Linn<\/a><\/strong>. <strong data-node-id=\"4.13\"\/><em data-node-id=\"4.14\"\/><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-q14sem e94w1mj1\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-16-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk e1kgjrvy4\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-16-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz e1kgjrvy5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw eagam8p0\"\/>Read More on Reba and JoAnna&#8217;s Friendship<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just like there\u2019s not been a day between the last time I got to work with [JoAnna],&#8221; she told the outlet. &#8220;And having Melissa Peterman on the show and Rex Linn &#8230; we are a tight knit family, an acting team, and we have so much fun together. It\u2019s natural. Anytime I get to step on that set, I feel like home. It\u2019s my happy place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Aw, we so love to see how much Reba adores JoAnna! And it&#8217;s clear the friendship continues to be a sweet spot for Reba, as she couldn&#8217;t help but gush about her onscreen daughter with <em data-node-id=\"9.1\">Good Housekeeping<\/em> back in May 2025. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">&#8220;JoAnna is the biggest hearted, warm, loving, given person I&#8217;ve met,&#8221; she told us exclusively at the time. &#8220;I love her with all my heart. She should compete for who has the biggest heart in the world, and she&#8217;d win the entire competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Now, as for what fans can expect from JoAnna&#8217;s upcoming appearance on <em data-node-id=\"11.1\">Happy&#8217;s Place<\/em> season 2, that&#8217;s to be determined. 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