Reba McEntire continues to bask in the joy of being newly engaged to her longtime partner Rex Linn . The country music legend has previously been married twice, to Charlie Battles from 1976-1987, and then to musician manager Narvel Blackstock from 1989-2015. She and Rex began dating in 2020, with their engagement finally confirmed when they referred to each other as "fiancés" at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards back in September (which her reps later confirmed to HELLO! as well ).

Now, in a new conversation with People , the TV personality, 70, shared that Rex, 68, actually popped the question quite a few months ago – all the way back in December of 2024, almost 10 months before . "I've never been loved by a man like Rex Linn," she gushed. "Rex is a very tender-hearted man,

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