{"id":348252,"date":"2025-11-01T15:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348252\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:29:14","slug":"country-music-legend-reba-mcentire-opens-up-about-retirement-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348252\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music legend Reba McEntire opens up about retirement plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RECCDILWNJDTDJOIB5QBVTZAMI\">Reba McEntire has had a remarkable career in country music, television and film, so at 70 years old with an impending marriage to longtime boyfriend Rex Linn, it would not be odd if she decided to stop and smell the roses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HIZA3IQ6WNCDFDUNOMMZ3DJDCY\">Maybe take a break from it all and just enjoy life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QXAJ2WLWSJBVTA2HGQY3M3VPII\">The idea of retirement is something she addressed in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-is-happier-than-ever-at-70-exclusive-11833429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/people.com\/reba-mcentire-is-happier-than-ever-at-70-exclusive-11833429\"><b>a new cover story for People Magazine<\/b><\/a>. And there\u2019s good news for fans of Reba because she doesn\u2019t plan to retire anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"F2DGS35IWJDRLOLQWFEZRT63SY\">Bad news, though, is that she told the outlet that she is thinking about \u201cslowing down\u201d some. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6LCUVXEL7BH4HBIUL6VWKFDXCE\">And, she revealed, that a conversation with another country music legend \u2014 Dolly Parton \u2014 impacted her view on how to handle it all. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SINEHMOWN5BSDOFUFRI5L6ZGWA\">\u201cI don\u2019t know when,\u201d she said. \u201cIt could be in 20 years. I\u2019ll know when it\u2019s the time. Dolly and I talked about that an awful lot when she did the Reba show, and I said, \u2018Are you going to retire?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NQZILAZP35BXZC6HZX7JK2QOOQ\">Reba appreciated Dolly\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OEKMBWOY3BCQJKDOD7QZOUYFKE\">\u201cShe said, \u2018Why would I?\u2019\u201d McEntire said. \u201cWhat in the world could I do and have as much fun as what I\u2019m doing in this job right now?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L7D7QDL3JRFN5JIPHAMP33PJGQ\">\u201cI agree with her a hundred percent,\u201d McEntire continued. \u201cSlow down, maybe, but no plans of retiring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OILPU6FTKFH6JFPGLAXYMSUQJY\">McEntire has certainly done well for herself in her career. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BNAFK7345VCA5D7ATPM2FRLAPQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/singers\/reba-mcentire-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/singers\/reba-mcentire-net-worth\/\"><b>According to Celebrity Net Worth<\/b><\/a>, McEntire has an estimated net worth of $95 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TVXSBU36KRGYHL6B6MQRWVSFTM\">The outlet notes that she has sold more than 90 million records around the globe, including 16 #1 albums. If that number \u2014 16 \u2014 sounds incredible, it is because it is more #1 albums than any other woman has put out in their career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7OOEIQKLIZHYLE7DGYTOJ5KMYM\">All of her money has not been accumulated through her singing, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YWBRERMDBVBWJIQT45M6P35QR4\">Celebrity Net Worth noted that she crossed over into acting by appearing in 1990\u2019s \u201cTremors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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