Reba McEntire's relationship comes full circle with new sitcom also starring boyfriend Rex Linn
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Reba McEntire is officially reuniting on screen with her former "Reba" cast member Melissa Peterman and boyfriend Rex Linn in her new sitcom, "Happy's Place."
"We have been working on trying to get another show since we were canceled on the ‘Reba’ show," McEntire said. "We got to do ‘Malibu Country’ for one season. We've got the same producers, same showrunner, same writers, and now we're back with Melissa Peterman and Rex Linn, my boyfriend, and wonderful, wonderful cast and crew." Lori Bashian is an entertainment production assistant for Fox News Digital.
When speaking with the outlet, she had high hopes the network would like the pilot, saying she has her "fingers crossed they take us to series." A few days after the interview took place, NBC announced the show had been picked up.