News | Entertainment
3 Jul 2025 6:41
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Reba McEntire says she and her partner Rex Linn have been "pretty much inseparable" since they started dating

    The 'Does He Love You' singer began dating the 64-year-old actor during the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been known each other since 1991 when they both appeared in 'The Gambler'.


    And Reba has now said their friendship turned romantic after Rex contacted her after her mother - who died in March 2020 - first fell ill in her battle with cancer.

    She told the 'Today' show: "Rex and I have known each other since 1991 when we were in 'The Gambler' movie together with Kenny Rogers and then have known each other, kept in contact.

    "And then in 2020 when Mama got sick, he called me. We'd gotten to see each other before because we're both on 'Young Sheldon'. So, starting in March of 2020, we just kept talking and visiting and finally got together, see each other in June. And we've been pretty much inseparable ever since."

    Reba, 66, and Rex went on their first public date this January when they went to a theatre to watch Tom Hanks' movie 'News of the World'.

    But their romance has been going strong since last year, and Reba previously said she loves having "a person to talk to" in her new beau.

    In October last year, she said: "It's good to have a person to talk to, laugh with, get into subjects about what's going on. Discussions about our past, our family, funny stories, him being an actor, me being an actress. And he's very into my music. I'm very into his career.

    "It's just great getting to talk to somebody who I find very interesting, very funny, very smart and is interested in me, too."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     03 Jul: Jessie J is still awaiting the results of her recent surgery
     03 Jul: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney claims that allegations against the rapper have been "badly exaggerated"
     02 Jul: Sir Rod Stewart came close to cancelling his Glastonbury performance
     02 Jul: Teddy Swims has become a dad
     02 Jul: Charlize Theron is on the celebrity dating app Raya - but it hasn't helped her to find love
     02 Jul: The Comeback has been renewed for a third season
     02 Jul: Jeremy Allen White has felt the "pressure" of playing Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Maori All Blacks are making some strategic adjustments as they prepare to host Scotland in Whangarei on Saturday More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Prices for top-end butter are through the roof, with little recourse for shoppers More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jessie J is still awaiting the results of her recent surgery 6:36

    Entertainment:
    Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney claims that allegations against the rapper have been "badly exaggerated" 6:06

    Law and Order:
    Investigations - into the discovery of a newborn baby's body in a wheelie bin in central Auckland - continue 5:57

    Environment:
    Parts of the country are waking up to the second bout of heavy rain in a week 5:37

    Law and Order:
    Police have charged 12 more people - over a large dangerous boy racer meet in Levin, over King's Birthday weekend 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Sir Rod Stewart came close to cancelling his Glastonbury performance 21:36

    Rugby:
    The Maori All Blacks are making some strategic adjustments as they prepare to host Scotland in Whangarei on Saturday 21:17

    International:
    Dalai Lama confirms his tradition will continue, ending doubts he could be the last 21:07

    Entertainment:
    Teddy Swims has become a dad 21:06

    Entertainment:
    Charlize Theron is on the celebrity dating app Raya - but it hasn't helped her to find love 20:36


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd