Reba McEntire was devastated after her 2015 divorce from Narvel Blackstock, who she’d been married to for 26 years. But the country legend found love again with her new boyfriend, Anthony “Skeeter” Lasuzzo. Now, the star is opening up about how she fell for him in the midst of such overwhelming heartbreak. Click through the gallery for all the info on her new romance.
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Reba, 64, met Skeeter, a retired oil geologist, in August 2017. “I was not looking,” she told
People. “Not even interested.”
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The “Fancy” singer was on vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming when she was introduced to the 70-year-old. Because he was a wildlife photographer, he knew the best spots to see animals.
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“We just had the best time,” Reba remembered. “And so two nights later, we all went out to dinner, and he bought my dinner.”
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She went back to Wyoming two months later. “I was there almost a week and we spent everyday together,” the singer said. Their relationship heated up “gradually from there.”
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Now, Reba is head over heels. “We’re totally in love — absolutely,” she said. “I wouldn’t put up with somebody for two years if I wasn’t in love with ’em!”
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But it wasn’t easy for the soft-spoken man to adjust to her superstar status. “How do you explain my life?” she said. “How do you explain that some people will run over him to say hi to me?”
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He’ll also be her date for the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7. Reba is hosting for the 16th time. “We like to color coordinate a little bit,” she hinted about their red carpet look.
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What do you think of Reba’s new man? Sound off in the comments!
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Reba, 64, met Skeeter, a retired oil geologist, in August 2017. “I was not looking,” she told
People. “Not even interested.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The “Fancy” singer was on vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming when she was introduced to the 70-year-old. Because he was a wildlife photographer, he knew the best spots to see animals.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“We just had the best time,” Reba remembered. “And so two nights later, we all went out to dinner, and he bought my dinner.”
She went back to Wyoming two months later. “I was there almost a week and we spent everyday together,” the singer said. Their relationship heated up “gradually from there.”
Now, Reba is head over heels. “We’re totally in love — absolutely,” she said. “I wouldn’t put up with somebody for two years if I wasn’t in love with ’em!”
But it wasn’t easy for the soft-spoken man to adjust to her superstar status. “How do you explain my life?” she said. “How do you explain that some people will run over him to say hi to me?”
Photo credit: Getty Images
He’ll also be her date for the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7. Reba is hosting for the 16th time. “We like to color coordinate a little bit,” she hinted about their red carpet look.
Photo credit: Getty Images
What do you think of Reba’s new man? Sound off in the comments!
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