While the world only just found out about Reba McEntire 's engagement to Rex Linn in September, the couple have been in this new stage of their relationship for almost a year.

The country veteran revealed to People that her boyfriend popped the question on Christmas Eve in 2024.

"We got engaged December the 24th. Christmas Eve in Leiper's Fork," she recounts. "As so we got engaged then, we were gonna make the announcement when we got back to L.A. in January."

"And the fires happened," she explains. "And it wasn't appropriate."

The California wildfires ravaged much of the Los Angeles and San Diego County areas for nearly a month. They broke out on Jan. 7 and continued to burn until the last one was extinguished on Jan. 31.

"Our joy was like ... oh my gosh, these people are losi

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