{"id":14798,"date":"2025-04-04T23:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=14798"},"modified":"2025-04-04T23:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:23:41","slug":"reba-mcentire-and-her-longtime-love-rex-linn-shared-an-unforgettable-date-night-at-the-grand-ole-oprys-100th-anniversary-celebration-the-evening-was-filled-with-emotional-moments-includin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=14798","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire and her longtime love, Rex Linn, shared an unforgettable date night at the Grand Ole Opry\u2019s 100th anniversary celebration. 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And for\u00a0Reba McEntire\u00a0and\u00a0Rex Linn, it was date night and the\u00a0<em>Happy\u2019s Place<\/em>\u00a0star was full of happy tears.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"embedded-entity how-to-watch\">\n<div class=\"copy__container\">\n<div class=\"copy__text-wrapper\">\n<p>Watch\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em> on\u00a0NBC\u00a0and\u00a0Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McEntire opened the show, singing \u201cYou Ain\u2019t Woman Enough,\u201d and \u201cThe Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia\u201d with Trisha Yearwood. Afterward, the former\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Coach joined her boyfriend, actor Rex Linn, in the audience to watch the rest of the performances from the audience. 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In\u00a0a chat with\u00a0<em>NBC Insider<\/em>, Escobedo and Castelblanco revealed what it\u2019s like working with a real-life couple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re so cute that they\u2019re gross,\u201d Escobedo joked. \u201cNo, I\u2019m just kidding, but they are like sickeningly sweet\u2026I love seeing them be happy\u2026I can\u2019t imagine how cool it is to go to work and be able to be with your boo. That\u2019s really sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re also, like, very supportive of each other,\u201d Castelblanco said. \u201cI feel like they know their tempos really well. Rex loves to rehearse the episodes. 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