Reba McEntire was the star of the sitcom, appropriately called Reba, from 2001 to 2007. The show, which first aired on the WB network, followed by the CW network, was abruptly canceled after six seasons, in spite of still-high ratings. Over the years, the country music superstar has hinted she would like to rejoin the cast, which included Christopher Rich, JoAnna Garcia and her good friend, Melissa Peterman, and seems to think that now is as good of a time as any.
“Well if it was up to us, we would definitely be doing a reboot, ’cause everybody’s 100 percent onboard, ready to go,” Reba shared on Good Morning America. “We don’t care if it’s a family reunion, if it’s a two-hour special, or if it’s a total reboot. We just want to get back together, because we have so many more stories to tell.”
Not that Reba has been idle in the 13 years since the show went off the air. She has continued to create music and perform, COVID-19 aside, and just released a remastered version of her 1990 album, Rumor Has It.
“Everything’s changed,” Reba reflected of the 30 years since the historic record, which includes her mega-hit, “Fancy,” was released. “But the best part about it is that’s when I had my son, Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock. He’s a very healthy, happy 30-year-old boy now, young man. Everything’s doing great. I’m a very happy camper. It’s been a wonderful 30 years.”
Reba recently performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage with her good friend, Vince Gill. A member of the Opry since 1986, the Oklahoma native admits playing without a live audience was very, very unique.
“It was weird,” Reba reflected. “It was very strange. We’d get through with a song, and it would just be silence. Crickets. You didn’t hear anything. But it was to make sure that the Opry never went black, never went dark. So it was a good way to keep it going, and I was so proud to get to be a part of that, and to get to sing with Vince Gill. Who’s gonna complain about that?”
Always busy, the 65-year-old also launched a podcast, Living & Learning with Reba McEntire, where one of her guests was her good friend, Dolly Parton. Although friends for years, Reba admitted she learned something new about the legendary singer.
“I didn’t know she was such an expert — she has got the greatest one-liners of anybody I’ve ever heard,” Reba revealed. “She’s so witty; I knew that. She said the other day, ‘Prayer is not a formal affair.’ And then one of the lines I really liked, she said, ‘A loose tongue can lead to broken teeth.'”
Rumor Has It is available for purchase at Reba.com.