Reba McEntire is opening up about the origin of her relationship with boyfriend Rex Linn — and it involves some fried potatoes!
In a new interview on Wednesday's episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, the country superstar spoke about how she and Linn's co-starring roles on Young Sheldon led to their first date — nearly 30 years after they first met.
McEntire recalled meeting the 66-year-old "handsome rascal" while on the set of 1991's The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw movie, however it wasn't until decades later in 2020 when the two became romantic.
"I was doing Young Sheldon, the TV show, Rex was doing Young Sheldon — so was Melissa Peterman, who played Barbara Jean on the Reba show," said the "Fancy" icon. "Rex texted me and said, 'You gonna be in town?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Well, let's go to dinner.'"
Check out the story below and find out how the nicknames "Tater & Sugar Tot" came to be!