Reba McEntire has constructed an excellent profitable profession as considered one of nation music’s most iconic voices—all whereas embracing her function as a loyal mom and stepmother. The 70-year-old star has one organic son, Shelby Blackstock, and 5 stepchildren— Coty, Lance, Shawna, Brandon, and Chassidy—from her two marriages. Over time, Reba has typically spoken about how proud she is of her blended household and the enjoyment her youngsters carry to her life.
Like her, they too, have lived spectacular lives each personally and professionally. Discover out extra about Reba’s youngsters under.
Shelby Blackstock
Shelby Blackstock is Reba’s solely organic youngster. He was born in Feb. 1990 to her and her husband on the time, Narvel Blackstock. After graduating from faculty, he went on to turn out to be a race automobile driver and has loved a whole lot of success from it. He has raced on the US F2000 Nationwide Championship, the Professional Mazda Championship and the Indy Lights.
Reba hasn’t hesitated to precise her pleasure for her son through the years and did simply that in a memorable Instagram publish in Jan. 2020, when he competed within the Daytona Worldwide Speedway. “A mama is just as blissful as her children are. Shelby, ‘Love getting again at Daytona Worldwide Speedway for the #roar,’” she wrote within the publish.
In an Oct. 2022 interview, Reba gave some perception into what it was like elevating Shelby and admitted she by no means went simple on him. “Once we would play video games or playing cards, I’d by no means let Shelby win,” she recalled to PEOPLE. “He wouldn’t have discovered something that means. I at all times informed Shelby, ‘I’ll at all times love you, however I need different individuals to love you. So don’t be slightly jerk. Don’t be a spoiled brat.’”
Shelby began a household of his personal when he married Marissa Department in Feb. 2022. The couple met on the relationship app Tinder in 2014 and had been associates for 2 years earlier than they determined to start out a romance. They spoke to Folks about their marriage and relationship after their wedding ceremony. “We’ve recognized one another for thus lengthy, from each a ‘simply associates’ to a relationship perspective,” they mentioned. “Tackling no matter life throws our means as husband and spouse — making a household and legacy, collectively — excites us greater than something.”
Coty Battles
Coty Battles turned Reba’s stepson when she married his dad, Charlie Battles, in 1976. He reportedly adopted in his father’s footsteps when he turned a wrestler however finally settled down as a rancher. Though he’s fairly personal about his life, he settled down in Waco, TX along with his girlfriend Amy Huffman, in 2016, in accordance with his Fb web page.
Lance Battles
Lance Battles is Reba’s second stepchild from her fist marriage to Charlie, whom she divorced in 1987. He has saved a personal life through the years, so not a lot is understood about him. Some of the latest occasions he was talked about in a publication was in his father’s obituary after he handed away from coronary heart failure and stroke problems in 2013. On the time, Donna Granger, who married Charlie and have become Lance and Coty’s second stepmom, was additionally talked about.
Shawna Rene Blackstock
Shawna Rene Blackstock turned one other considered one of Reba’s stepchildren when the artist married her dad, Narvel Blackstock, in 1989. Like Lance, she has led a really personal life and though she’s lively on Instagram, her account is personal.
Brandon Blackstock
Brandon Blackstock was born in 1976 and his father can be Narvel. He’s maybe Reba’s most well-known stepchild since he went on to turn out to be a well-known expertise agent. He was additionally married to singer Kelly Clarkson from 2013 till 2021. The previous couple share two youngsters collectively, together with River Rose and Remington Alexander. He additionally shares two youngsters, together with Savannah and Seth, along with his first spouse, Melissa Ashworth, whom he divorced in 2012.
Chassidy Celeste Blackstock
Chassidy Celeste Blackstock is one other considered one of Narvel’s youngsters who turned Reba’s stepchild in 1989. She was born in 1978 and like a few of her siblings, she’s chosen to maintain her life as personal as potential. She has been seen becoming a member of Reba for occasions up to now, just like the one within the pic above, nonetheless, and the 2 appear very shut.
