According to the music star, though she won championships and prizes for those activities, she was never as good at them as she was at singing. She discovered her musical gift when she turned five and said she garnered a lot of attention from it.
The woman being talked about is none other than iconic country music star Reba McEntire. Outside of her musical prowess, McEntire, 68, was also the wife of TV producer Narvel Blackstock.
The former couple were married for 26 years and welcomed a son, Shelby Blackstock, who has since become a race car driver and is McEntire’s only child. McEntire’s ex-husband ended up demanding a divorce after over two decades of marriage, which left the “I’m a Survivor” singer completely blindsided.
Narvel and Shelby Blackstock, and Reba McEntire at the 2000 ALMA Awards | Source: Getty Images
To add insult to injury, McEntire found out that Narvel had started a romantic relationship with one of her friends who were close to her. According to another friend of McEntire’s explained:
“Narvel was her protector, her business partner and manager, and it was really tough on her…”
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