{"id":204808,"date":"2024-02-08T22:35:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T22:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/08\/rex-linn-and-her-past-marriages-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:22:01","slug":"rex-linn-and-her-past-marriages-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/08\/rex-linn-and-her-past-marriages-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex Linn and Her Past Marriages \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/reba-mcentire-through-the-years-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper 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src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reba-through-the-years-everett-gallery-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=396\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"GRAND OLE OPRY 60th ANNIVERSARY, from left, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, aired January 14, 1986, \u00a9CBS\/Courtesy: Everett Collection.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: AFF-USA\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Some of <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/reba-mcentire\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><b>Reba McEntire<\/b><\/a>\u2019s most famous songs are about love, and the Queen of Country \u2014 who is performing the National Anthem during this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/super-bowl-2024-performers-5243203\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Super Bowl<\/a> pregame \u2014 has been in a blissful relationship with her boyfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/01\/06\/rex-linn-gushes-over-working-with-gf-reba-mcentire-in-the-hammer-she-helped-me-all-the-time-exclusive\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><b>Rex Linn<\/b><\/a>, for more than three years. As their romance took off in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two couldn\u2019t enjoy in-person dates for quite some time. So, Reba saved Rex\u2019s contact on her phone as \u201cRex Linn, long-distance boyfriend,\u201d and she hasn\u2019t changed it since! Keep reading to find out more about their relationship and Reba\u2019s past marriages.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Charlie Battles<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4216834\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4216834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reba-through-the-years-everett-embed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Reba McEntire\" width=\"620\" height=\"850\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4216834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Everett Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Reba and Charlie were married from 1976 to 1987. The former pair first met in the mid-1970s while Reba was becoming a rising star. She was 21 years old when they got married.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Since they ended their 11-year marriage, not much information has been released regarding their relationship, and it\u2019s still unclear why Reba and Charlie called it quits<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Narvel Blackstock<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5212210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5212210\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5212210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/reba-mcentire-narvel-blackstock-ss-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5212210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture Perfect\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Narvel joined Reba as her guitarist in the 1980s, and the duo developed a solid working relationship at the time. Since she was still married to Charlie, the \u201cOne Promise Too Late\u201d singer didn\u2019t start dating Narvel until she finalized her divorce from Charlie.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Narvel eventually became the manage of Reba\u2019s band, and they started dating in the late 1980s. In 1989, Reba and Narvel exchanged vows and welcomed their child, son <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/reba-mcentire-kids-4847280\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Shelby Blackstock<\/strong><\/a>, in 1990.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">In 2015, Narvel shocked Reba when he filed for divorce. The country music artist admitted she was stunned during an episode of her podcast, \u201cForging Your Own Path.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u201cThe divorce was not my choice. I did not want it at all,\u201d Reba pointed out. \u201cThe people who were literally taking care of me and my company [and] my career left me. It was kind of a, as I call, come-to-Jesus meeting. I had to gather my wear with all.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Anthony Lasuzzo<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5212213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5212213\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5212213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/reba-mcentire-anthony-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Reba McEntire and ex-boyfriend Anthony\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5212213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Merritt\/Radarpics\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Reba and Anthony met in 2017 while Reba was on vacation in Wyoming, and the <i>Reba<\/i> alum once gushed over how \u201cin love\u201d they were during a 2019 interview with <i>PEOPLE<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">\u201cWe\u2019re totally in love \u2026 absolutely,\u201d she told the outlet before joking, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t put up with somebody for two years if I wasn\u2019t in love with \u2019em! The old heart\u2019s still beating.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">Despite enjoying a blissful romance, Reba and Anthony eventually split in 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Rex Linn<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5212215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5212215\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5212215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/reba-mcentire-rex-linn-ss-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Reba McEntire and boyfriend Rex Linn\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5212215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFF-USA\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">Although Rex and Reba fell in love in 2020, they first met in 1991 on the set of <i>The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw<\/i>. They didn\u2019t keep in touch often until they reconnected in 2020 while working on<i> Young Sheldon<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">During a 2023 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/books\/reba-mcentire-rex-linn-book-rcna119681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>TODAY<\/em><\/a>, Reba recalled how Rex asked her out. \u201cRex texted me and said, \u2018You\u2019re coming to LA? Let\u2019s have dinner,\u2019\u201d she explained. \u201cI don\u2019t know what it was about it. \u2026 I wanted to get in to see Rex so bad I could hardly stand it. 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