When did Reba McEntire and Rex Linn get engaged?

Reba McEntire and Rex Linn got engaged in December 2024, 10 months before the couple announced their engagement in September 2025.

What does Reba McEntire call Rex Linn in her birthday tribute?

In her birthday tribute, Reba McEntire calls Rex Linn the "love of my life."

How does Reba McEntire describe her relationship with Rex Linn?

Reba McEntire says she has "never been loved by a man like Rex Linn" and that he is a "very tender-hearted man" whom she loves with all her heart.

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Reba McEntire Gushes Over Fiancé Rex Linn's Birthday, Calls Him "Love of My Life"

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Reba McEntire and Rex Linn engaged since December 2024
Couple enjoys "coffee camp", work, and fun together
Reba calls Rex the "love of my life" in birthday tribute

Reba McEntire Gushes Over Fiancé Rex Linn's Birthday, Calls Him "Love of My Life"

Reba McEntire is celebrating her fiancé, actor Rex Linn, on his 69th birthday. The country music icon took to Instagram on November 13, 2025, to share a sweet message and photo of the couple, calling Rex the "love of my life."

Reba and Rex first met on the set of The Gambler Returns in 1991 and reconnected in 2020. They announced their engagement in September 2025, revealing that Rex had actually proposed 10 months earlier, in December 2024, on their 130-acre ranch outside of Nashville.

The couple is currently enjoying their engagement and has no immediate plans to tie the knot. "What we're doing right now, honestly, is enjoying our engagement time. We haven't set a date, we're just going to enjoy our engagement and enjoy going to Happy's Place every day," Rex told E! News. Reba added that their wedding will be "a lot of fun" and "nontraditional" because "that's Rex and me."