{"id":7113,"date":"2024-02-25T03:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T02:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=7113"},"modified":"2024-02-25T03:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T02:42:44","slug":"reba-mcentire-honest-words-about-her-divorce-things-started-going-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=7113","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire honest words about her divorce: \u201dThings started going south\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reba McEntire is without a doubt one of my favorite singers, and a beautiful lady to boot.<\/p>\n

On the surface, it looks like the country music legend has it all; she\u2019s one of the biggest selling artists of all time, as well as a record producer and actress.<\/p>\n

But behind the scenes, the Oklahoma-born Queen of Country has been going through a tough time and has suffered more than one dramatic and devastating loss.<\/p>\n

In 2015, she and her husband, Narvel Blackstock, got divorced after 26 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Five years later, Reba has opened up her heart and shared some very honest words about what really happened when she split with her soulmate \u2026<\/p>\n

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Success and losses<\/p>\n

Reba McEntire won our hearts when she got her breakthrough in country music in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Oklahoma native was named \u201cbest singer\u201d four years in a row by the Country Music Association.<\/p>\n

Naturally, she also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

But despite her brilliant career and all the millions she has earned from it, life has also been pretty tough for Reba.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Clark McEntire, Reba McEntire\u2019s father, died. His tragic death turned Reba\u2019s life upside down.<\/p>\n

Clark McEntire, a three-time World Champion steer roper, meant a lot for Reba, not only during her childhood, but also throughout her career. In fact, to show her appreciation for him, Reba released the song \u201cDaddy\u201d in 1979, the same year her dad was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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In her 2015 album Love Somebody, Reba dedicated the ballad \u201dJust Like Them Horses\u201d to her late father. She also revealed that she performed the song at his funeral.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Reba was forced to say goodbye to her beloved mother as well \u2013 only a few years after her father\u2019s passing. In March 2020, Reba\u2019s mother Jacqueline lost her battle with cancer and died at the age of 93.<\/p>\n

\u201dShe had a wonderful, full, healthy life and was absolutely ready to go. The cancer might think it won the battle but we\u2019re giving God all the credit on selecting the time for her to go home to Him,\u201d the country star wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

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Jacqueline McEntire always held the dream of becoming a professional country singer. In her youth, she was even compared to Patsy Cline, the iconic female country singer.<\/p>\n

\u201dPeople\u2019ve said she was as good as Patsy, but she didn\u2019t have the breaks \u2013 no one to help her. No way to Nashville. Instead, Mama began teachin\u2019 school at 16, got married and settled down on the ranch. Took care of us kuds, thaught us music. We used to sin together as a family,\u201d Reba told Longview News-Journal in 1984.<\/p>\n

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McEntire, a devoted Christian, has always turned to faith to help cope with her grief. She made no exception when her mother died.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably would have lost my mind if it hadn\u2019t been for God,\u201d she said. \u201cHe said, \u2018Nope, pick up your stuff and we\u2019re gonna go on.\u2019 Sometimes he has to jerk your chain to get your attention, and if it is to take you to the bottom \u2026 to where you cry out, \u2018Lord, please help; I need your help\u2019 \u2026 then he\u2019s got his point across. I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s what he did with me,\u201d she told Tennessean.<\/p>\n

Reba McEntire divorce reason<\/p>\n

In 2015, Reba suffered another type of blow that also broke her heart. After 16 years of marriage, Reba and her husband, Narvel Blackstock, announced that they would be going their separate ways.<\/p>\n

The couple met back in 1989, when Blackstock played steel guitar player in her band. After a whirlwind romance, Reba and Blackstock tied the knot on a boat at Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n

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Their relationship developed into a business partnership as they formed Starstruck Entertainment. The company was created to help manage Reba\u2019s career, but after a while, Blackstock also started producing songs and award-winning hits for his wife.<\/p>\n

In 1990, Reba and Narvel welcomed a son, Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock. For many years they lived a happy life, hand-in-hand not just as partners in the industry but also as a loving couple.<\/p>\n

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The divorce came as a shock for many, including Reba. She didn\u2019t want to reveal the reason behind the split, but gave some insights in an interview with CMT\u2019s Cody Ala.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want it in any shape, form or fashion. It was really hard to make the adjustment when someone\u2019s not happy. I just want everybody to be happy in their lives because our lives are too short to be miserable. I just thought it was the best thing to take my marbles and go play somewhere else, is what Daddy used to always say,\u201d Reba said.<\/p>\n

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Of course, the divorce was dramatic for Reba on many levels, including the fact that she had to start handling her own business projects.<\/p>\n

Recently, the 66-year-old country icon appeared in the Apple Fitness+ series \u201cTime to Walk\u201d and opened up about on the consequences of her divorce.<\/p>\n

\u201dThings started going south with my marriage. Narvel Blackstock, my manager and husband at the time \u2014 we got a divorce, and the shocker of it all was, there were four people who were taking care of all my business,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201dI had my production manager who left, I had my CEO who left, my manager and husband, and my father had died. So four men who were rock and pillars of my world were gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reba got a real wake-up call when her father and husband disappeared and she was forced to do things by herself.<\/p>\n

\u201dI started realizing how much water cost, and the electric bill, and all the things that was going on in my life,\u201d she said \u201cI made the money, I brought it home. So it was a huge, huge change for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once again, Reba turned to God to deal with her heartache and sorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201dEverything that I was dealing with privately, personally \u2014 I had to run it all through God. I had to say, \u2018OK big boy, I can\u2019t handle this. This is way over my pay grade \u2014 I don\u2019t know what to do. And I would wait, and He would guide me. And so without my faith, I have no idea where I would be or my career would be, at this time today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Found love again<\/p>\n

After a tough few years, Reba stared to find happiness again. For a while, she dated former businessman and wildlife photographer Anthony \u201cSkeeter\u201d Lasuzzo.<\/p>\n

Reba met Lasuzzo on a visit to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Some of Reba\u2019s friends reportedly suggested that she contact him.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[They said] we\u2019ve got a friend who is a wildlife photographer, and he knows all the good places to go and he\u2019ll drive you around,\u201d Reba told CountryLiving.com. \u201cAnd so he did, and we started dating about a month or two after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple were caught on camera in some very cute moments and appeared together at the 2018 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe\u2019re totally in love \u2014 absolutely,\u201d Reba said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t put up with somebody for two years if I wasn\u2019t in love with \u2019em!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t to last. After two years together, the couple broke up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still talk and we\u2019re friends, but just decided to go our separate ways,\u201d Reba told US Weekly.<\/p>\n

Reba McEntire boyfriend in 2021<\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t take long for Reba to find love again. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the famous country singer started dating actor Rex Linn, 64.<\/p>\n

Rex is most famous for his role as Sgt. Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami. Reba and Rex fell in love in the fall of 2020.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking during the pandemic. We had dinner with Rex, was it in January? And then February on, it was the COVID pandemic,\u201d Reba said in her own podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were talking, texting [and using] FaceTime \u2014 and that\u2019s a really good way to get to know people. \u2026 It\u2019s good to have a person to talk to, laugh with, get into subjects about what\u2019s going on. Discussions about our past, our family, funny stories. Him being an actor, me being an actress. He\u2019s very into my music, I\u2019m very into his career. It\u2019s just great getting to talk to somebody who I find very interesting, very funny, very smart and is interested in me too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As of today, Reba says she looking forward to what the future might bring.<\/p>\n

\u201dWhatever happens in the future, at this point, we\u2019re very stable, and it\u2019s been a good six months, and I look forward to having more things to look forward to,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

We wish this country music legend all the happiness she deserves.<\/p>\n

Reba has such a beautiful and graceful heart, thank you for blessing our heats with your music. Please share with all the Reba fans you know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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