Before we had Rex in the breaking of the story and everything.
That was always a potential love interest.
I don’t believe it at all."
And we tried it a couple of times and it just never worked for me.
So I’ve always kind of wanted to be able to tell some of those stories with Reba.
She can do almost anything.
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That’s the one thing that never popped.
The chemistry wasn’t working.
So then when we brought Rex on, I thought, “Well, maybe this is the key.
Maybe she’s got to actually be attracted to this guy.
Because the one person she had a little spark with was James Denton.
She was a little attracted to James Denton.
It just tickled me.
I had such a good time watching it.
That has been in the works.
There’d be more to this.
I couldn’t plan out all the steps to get to where I originally wanted to go.
So this is earlier on in this entire ark.
That’s a minefield you wouldn’t necessarily walk into willingly, but it’s been great so far.
This would make it all the more satisfying when their characters do get together.
Reba McEntire and Rex Linn started dating in 2020.
This can further their characters while connecting them to their real-world relationship as well.
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