Toward Saturday, McEntire, 66, debuted another seasons out-of her Spotify podcast Traditions Learning which have Reba McEntire plus the earliest occurrence featured the one and only their boyfriend, actor Rex Linn. To your occurrence, the couple discussed how they remaining connected throughout the quarantine – inspite of the length – and you will a nice label one Linn, 64, gotten away from McEntire regarding the ’90s, ahead of their friendship became close.

“It absolutely was very important to me to is guests who would please my personal listeners, meddle and i thought we do have the primary range-up this year. To-be my personal invitees toward very first event, I welcome ab muscles gifted actor, Rex Linn, who simply has been my personal boyfriend!” McEntire says to Some one about the podcast occurrence. “This is actually the first-time we have got whatever a lot of time-means social conversation, thus I’m happy we can do that about reveal.”

She adds, “I’m thrilled for all those to generally meet Rex the way in which I do and pay attention to several of his incredible and you can funny reports. “

With the event, McEntire and you may Linn talked about its booked “coffee camp,” that your several can use to save in contact with for each and every almost every other while they were apart.

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 “It absolutely was an extremely special dating, united states learning one another without having any actual element to help you it whatsoever,” McEntire said with the podcast. “We’d talk are, i already been ‘Coffee Camp’ when i try residing in Oklahoma. I have not overlooked an excellent ‘Coffee Camp’ just like the February sixteen.”

“I found myself inside California, she was in Tennessee and sometimes my ‘Coffee Camp’ already been in the step three a beneficial.yards. but boy You will find never ever missed one to; I don’t need to skip that,” answered Linn.

Due to their electronic coffees dates, Linn common he do send the woman food “frequently” in order to apply at McEntire.

“It greet us to make a difficult intimacy owing to the individuals weeks and you will weeks,” Linn told you about their step 3-hour-long everyday calls, ahead of adding, “However, I would personally give you dinner from around the nation trigger I am a good foodie and you are an excellent foodie. I thought past, that which was your chosen food that i delivered your?”

“We had been flabbergasted ’cause which had been including a great pecan pie,” McEntire said. “We remaining the package it came in and what you, your note. We had been happy to dying to your UPS or [FedEx] or any kind of beginning individual riding within the hill. Marc create ask me you to definitely morning ‘Is Rex giving one thing?'”

Section of its unique thread together with emerged shortly after McEntire’s mother is identified as having disease this past year. (She died inside the .)

“We had only realized one to she has bladder disease and you may you said ‘You only go ahead and give me a call anytime you must talk’ and i only stop messaging and you may we have been speaking since that time,” said McEntire.

Linn’s promote try a nice second you to echoed that regarding McEntire about later ’90s whenever Linn’s very own mom passed away as well.

“Within the 1998, my personal mommy died therefore the big date that individuals buried the woman i returned so you’re able to mom’s home. My cousin walks up and claims, ‘You had a phone call’ and i also told you, ‘Now, today?’ And you will she said, ‘I think you probably want to get it,'” Linn explained. “Therefore i went back in my dated rooms that i became right up within the, seated on bed and it also is actually Reba. And you will she told you, ‘I know very well what you are going compliment of today. I just desired to talk to you.’ I talked for approximately twenty five minutes and that i never forgot it.”

Linn proceeded, “It had been incredible also it try beneficial. It absolutely was extremely special and you can little performed I’m sure 2 decades later on, 21 many years later, I would personally be doing the same along with her. However, I never ever forgot one. Which explains why We said to your, ‘If your ever want to speak, only give me a call.'” 

Earlier this day, McEntire proceeded Today and asserted that the two have been “mostly indivisible” simply because they become relationships

“So starting in , we simply kept speaking and you can checking out and finally got together, see both from inside the Summer,” she told you. “And we’ve been pretty much inseparable since.”