October 30 - November 5, 2022 BY JAY BOBBIN
Reba McEntire OF ‘BIG SKY’ ON ABC What do you think of your “Big Sky” character, backcountry guide Sunny Barnes?
She’s an interesting person. She’s very protective and loving, she’s trying to make a living with her family on this glamping thing, and she’s working real hard to hold it all together. That’s something totally different than anything I’ve ever played before, and I love the depth of it. I like that she is more threedimensional. She’s very deep and very friendly, and then she can get very dark. It’s so much fun for me. Did you anticipate going into acting as much as you have?
When I sing a song, in my mind, the video’s running. When I got into doing videos, I loved it, so I wanted to do movies. And that’s when “Tremors” came along. And then, Kenny Rogers got me on “The Gambler” (franchise), then the television show (the sitcom “Reba”) happened after I got to play Annie Oakley on Broadway (in “Annie Get Your Gun”). I always thought I was acting, even when I was out riding horses, I thought, “Somebody’s filming me, I’m sure.” I like being on stage. I’m one of four kids, so I was always vying for attention. I always wanted to be in the limelight, and it led to this. How does being a regular on “Big Sky” affect the rest of your schedule?
George Lopez and his daughter play their relationship for laughs
Rex Linn, my boyfriend, plays my husband on the show. We’ve pretty much moved to Albuquerque, where we’re filming, and having a wonderful time ... loving it, and now we’re on tour also, so we’ll be combining the two jobs but loving it. We’re grateful to get to be working after we were off for two years because of COVID. It’s really gratifying.
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