The Country Music Hall of Famer discussed meeting « CSI: Miami » actor Rex Linn – whom she called « very, very darling of a guy » – in the This week’s « Dating » episode of her new original Spotify podcast, « Living & Learning with Reba McEntire »
Melissa Peterman, her podcast co-host and former « Reba » co-star, went out to dinner with Linn in late January Peterman called the Okie couple « really cute together »
« In February it was the COVID pandemic, and we were talking, texting, FaceTime And it’s a really good way to get to know people, » McEntire said on the podcast
« It’s good to have someone to talk to, to laugh with, to bring up topics about what’s going on Discussions about our past, our family, funny stories, him being an actor, me being an actress »
Linn shared on Instagram earlier this year a photo of himself and Reba at dinner, which included tater tots with ketchup
Texas native Linn, 63, moved with his family to Oklahoma City when he was young In a 2019 interview, the former Oklahoma State University student shared with me his still-clear memory of moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career
« I left Oklahoma City and took I-40 on February 5, 1990, and arrived here at midnight on February 7 So I’ve been here for 30 years, » Linn said in an interview. telephone from his home MOON
« I was a banker and worked for a few oil companies there… and, hey, I was 34 when I moved here It’s old to move here, especially to pursue the career of actor When I loaded up my U-Haul on Feb 5 and hit I-40 it was a big hit Remember of those defining moments, especially when everyone except your family and two best friends thinks you’ve completely lost your mind that you’re going to LA to study acting Yeah, you definitely remember those days «
Over the past three decades, Linn has won nearly 100 screen credits, including the films « Wyatt Earp », « Cliffhanger » and « Rush Hour » and a regular role in the television series « CSI: Miami » These days he’s playing recurring roles in “Better Call Saul” and “Young Sheldon” As previously reported, Reba played a guest role earlier this year on the latter
Also as previously reported, Linn hosted the 2019 Western Heritage Awards at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum at OKC, where Reba and her family accepted a great honor on behalf of her late father, Clark McEntire, who been inducted into the hall great westerners Reba and Linn share an affection for the National Cowboy Museum; they both tend to call it by its old name, the Cowboy Hall of Fame
« The Cowboy Hall of Fame when we first went there… it was like walking into Disneyland. I grew up with cowboys, and man, from the start we were in love so it holds a special place in my heart – and always will be, ”Linn said in our 2019 interview
Reba, 65, made it clear in her podcast that Linn has a special place in her heart
« It’s good to have someone to talk to, to laugh with, to bring up topics about what’s going on Discussions about our past, our family, funny stories, him being an actor, me being a actress, ”said Reba
« He likes my music very much I’m very into his career It’s great to be able to talk to someone who I find very interesting, very funny, very intelligent – and who is also interested in me »
Reba was previously married to champion wrestler and breeder Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987, then to her former manager, Narvel Blackstock, from 1989 to 2015
After being introduced by her boyfriend Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn, Reba dated retired petroleum geologist and photographer Anthony « Skeeter » Lasuzzo for a while after her divorce from Blackstock But she and Lasuzzo had broken up in the end from last year
« We’re having fun and always getting to know each other, » she said. « Whatever happens in the future it’s been six good months And I can’t wait to have more to look forward to »
The podcast’s “Dating” episode also features Reba and Peterman exchanging dating stories with another Oklahoma native – Broken Arrow native Kristin Chenoweth, Emmy winner and Tony – and getting information expert from Mandy Len Catron, author of the article « 36 questions that lead to love »
Reba McEntire speaks as she and the rest of the McEntire family accept the 2019 Hall of Great Westerners Award for the late Clark McEntire at the Western Heritage Awards at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on Saturday the 13th April 2019 [Bryan Terry / The Oklahoman Archives]
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