The Voice coach Reba McEntire revealed her and boyfriend Rex Linn’s surprisingly relatable Christmas traditions. Find out how the couple will celebrate the holidays.
Reba McEntire and Rex Linn‘s holiday plans are anything but frosty.
In fact, The Voice coach revealed the surprisingly relatable way she and her boyfriend of nearly four years plan to spend Christmas later this month.
“Rex and I will go see a movie,” The Voice coach exclusively told E! News ahead of tonight’s season finale. “We have our Christmas on Christmas Eve and he likes to go see movies, so we’ll do that first thing in the morning before the crowds hit the theaters, Then we’ll come back and we’ll have our meals.” (Watch E! News tonight, Dec. 10, at 11 p.m. for more exclusive interviews with The Voice coaches.)
Reba added with a smirk, “You noticed I said ‘meals,’ because we’ll have lunch and supper and probably a midnight snack. That will be our tradition.”
As for what film they will taking in? The 66-year-old shared she and Rex are dying to see The Fire Inside, which tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields who trained to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Reba also shared insight into her longtime bond with Rex, who now costars alongside the Grammy winner on their NBC comedy Happy’s Place.
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“We met working,” the “I’m a Survivor” singer noted. “Rex and I met on The Gambler movie in ’91, so we’re used to working together and also being together as partners and buddies and lovers. It just works out.”
As for the trick to not getting annoyed with your partner when you’re together at home and at the office?
“You better like ’em—all the time,” Reba said with a laugh. “It’s 24/7, so I do like him a lot.”
See who wins season 26 when The Voice‘s season finale airs live tonight, Dec. 10, at 9 p.m. on NBC. And don’t miss E! News tonight at 11 p.m. for more exclusive interviews with fellow coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé.
In the meantime, keep reading to look at Reba’s life and career through the years.
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