Key Points<\/h2>\n\n- Reba McEntire and Rex Linn secretly got engaged on Christmas Eve 2024.<\/li>\n
- They delayed announcing the news for a specific reason.<\/li>\n
- The couple is enjoying their engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
When Reba McEntire<\/a><\/strong> got engaged to Rex Linn<\/a> on Christmas<\/a> Eve last year, but the couple decided to keep the news a secret. McEntire accidentally revealed the update on her love life<\/a> at the 2025 Emmys in September. <\/p>\nNow, McEntire is sharing the reason that she and Linn decided to keep their joyous news to themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we got engaged then, we were going to make the announcement when we got back to L.A. in January<\/a>, and the fires happened. It wasn\u2019t appropriate,\u201d she explained to People magazine<\/a>, adding that \u201cthe time never presented itself until the Emmys when it just happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI totally was thrilled to death. I asked him, \u2018Well, when do you want to do this?\u2019 He said, \u2018Let\u2019s have fun with the engagement time.\u2019 So we haven\u2019t set a date or anything. We\u2019re just enjoying each other,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n
McEntire, 70, and Linn, 68, have known one another for decades, but took their relationship from friendship<\/a> to something romantic<\/a> in 2020. McEntire was previously married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987, and then to her manager Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. She\u2019d go on to day Anthony Lasuzzo from 2017 through 2019. <\/p>\nIn October<\/a> 2023, McEntire told People<\/a> that Linn was \u201ca very supportive man\u201d and added that she loved him \u201cwith all [her] heart.\u201d During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live around the same time, McEntire said that she and Linn had talked about getting married. However, she put the ball completely in his court. <\/p>\n\u201cThat would be up to him. I\u2019ve been married twice, he\u2019s never been married, so if he wants to, that\u2019s totally up to him,\u201d she told host Andy Cohen<\/a>, according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n
When Reba McEntire<\/a><\/strong> got engaged to Rex Linn<\/a> on Christmas<\/a> Eve last year, but the couple decided to keep the news a secret. McEntire accidentally revealed the update on her love life<\/a> at the 2025 Emmys in September. <\/p>\n Now, McEntire is sharing the reason that she and Linn decided to keep their joyous news to themselves.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we got engaged then, we were going to make the announcement when we got back to L.A. in January<\/a>, and the fires happened. It wasn\u2019t appropriate,\u201d she explained to People magazine<\/a>, adding that \u201cthe time never presented itself until the Emmys when it just happened.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI totally was thrilled to death. I asked him, \u2018Well, when do you want to do this?\u2019 He said, \u2018Let\u2019s have fun with the engagement time.\u2019 So we haven\u2019t set a date or anything. We\u2019re just enjoying each other,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n McEntire, 70, and Linn, 68, have known one another for decades, but took their relationship from friendship<\/a> to something romantic<\/a> in 2020. McEntire was previously married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987, and then to her manager Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. She\u2019d go on to day Anthony Lasuzzo from 2017 through 2019. <\/p>\n In October<\/a> 2023, McEntire told People<\/a> that Linn was \u201ca very supportive man\u201d and added that she loved him \u201cwith all [her] heart.\u201d During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live around the same time, McEntire said that she and Linn had talked about getting married. However, she put the ball completely in his court. <\/p>\n \u201cThat would be up to him. I\u2019ve been married twice, he\u2019s never been married, so if he wants to, that\u2019s totally up to him,\u201d she told host Andy Cohen<\/a>, according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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