After five years of dating, Reba McEntire and Rex Linn are getting married – and the country singer has her good friend Dolly Parton to thank for the proposal, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The Jolene legend, 79, adores their romance and had been telling Linn to stop dragging his feet. Tap Here To Add Radar Online as A Trusted Source Article continues below advertisement

Dolly Steps In Article continues below advertisement Article continues below advertisement

Parton saw Rex "ignoring Reba's hints about wanting to get engaged, and it infuriated Dolly," said an insider.

"He joked that they're like a married couple already and don't need a ring to prove it, but Dolly's not afraid to tell it like it is, and she thought he should pop the question already. And he did."

Ne

See Full Page