Back in September, we reported that the country music legend Reba McEntire had become engaged to her boyfriend and Happy’s Place co-star Rex Linn.
On Monday morning, things got awkward on the TODAY show when McEntire was quick to correct Savannah Guthrie after the host described Linn as her “husband.”
McEntire Corrects Guthrie
McEntire, 70, appeared on TODAY to discuss the various projects that she’s working on. These include season 2 of Happy’s Place, which she stars in with Linn.
As they discussed the show, Guthrie told McEntire, “You also met your husband there. So Rex, good ole Rex…”
McEntire immediately put up her finger and corrected Guthrie.
“Now, wait a minute,” she emphasized. “Before everybody has a conniption fit at home, we’re just engaged.”
Guthrie, 53, quickly apologized for her mistake. McEntire then doubled down by explaining, “My family will go, ‘Wait, you didn’t tell us?!’”
Linn, 69, was in the studio watching the interview. He looked confused about Guthrie’s wording at first when the camera cut to him. However, he smiled as McEntire explained their dynamic.
Check out the awkward moment for yourself in the video below.
McEntire proceeded to gush over Linn, saying that working with him on Happy’s Place has been a “blast.”
“He is a workaholic, and he loves to rehearse,” McEntire said of Linn. “Me, not so much on the rehearsal part, so he really makes sure that I know my lines, that I’m ready to go when we have a tape day. We have a blast. We’re so grateful and thankful that we get to go to work together, work together, and then go home together.”
McEntire went on to say that they’ve had even more fun filming the second season of this sitcom than they did with the first. Indeed, it just keeps getting better for them!
“Season 2’s so much fun!” she stated. “You know in season 1 you kind of get the meshing together and learning each other’s habits and how they want to work. And it was fun. Season 2 is so much more fun now we know each other.”
Watch this full segment for yourself in the video below.
McEntire Talks Engagement
Later in the show, McEntire confirmed that even though they waited until September to announce their engagement to the world, they actually got engaged in December of 2024.
“Almost a year in December,” McEntire said of the engagement. “A lot of people did not know. And when he asked me to marry him, it was Christmas Eve a year ago. So we were gonna announce it when we got back to L.A., but the fires happened. And there was not room for our joy in devastating situation that everybody else was in.”
As for what their wedding will be like, McEntire and Linn are planning to keep things simple.
“A Reba, Rex wedding is going to be very different,” she explained. “It’s going to be low-key, lots of fun, lots of people, lots of food. Our big motto is just have fun.”
Watch McEntire talk more about that in the video below.
McEntire Is ‘Happier’ Than Ever
This will be Linn’s first marriage, and McEntire’s third. She’s been open about just how much this relationship has meant to her.
“I’m having a blast. I feel like a teenager again. It’s just a wonderful time,” McEntire told USA Today last month. “I’m 70 years old, 50 years in the business, and I’m happier now than I’ve ever been in my life. God saved the best for last.”
McEntire and Linn truly are showing the world that age really is just a number. God bless them both!