Reba McEntire and Rex Linn first met 30 years before they began dating. Their paths crossed while filming 1991’s The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, but they didn’t pursue a romantic relationship until January 2020.
In an interview on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in November 2020, McEntire shared that they had kept in touch over the years and knew mutual acquaintances. They reconnected over dinner in January and began texting and talking on the phone during the quarantine.
Prior to her relationship with Linn, the singer was married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987 and music manager Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. She shares a son named Shelby, born in 1990, with Blackstock.
McEntire and Linn made their relationship red carpet official in the fall of 2020 and have been openly expressing their love for each other ever since. Scroll below to see a timeline of their romance.