Reba McEntire’s new book, “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots,” dropped Tuesday (October 10th).

The country star appeared on Today where she revealed that she keeps her partner Rex Linn saved in her phone as “long distance boyfriend.”

She told the outlet that although the couple met in 1991, they didn’t reconnect until they appeared on Young Sheldon in 2002. After that they were “inseparable” until the pandemic hit. She says she and Linn texted and called every day. She added that he is saved as “Rex linn, long-distance boyfriend. I haven’t changed it since 2020.”

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