There is no one more difficult than Reba Mcentire. The country’s icon, coach on The voice and star of HAPPY PLACE is the definition of “survivor”, but there is one thing that can still make it unstable: watching her son Shelby in a race!
Shelby Blackstock, the only child in Mcentire, is in the construction sector. But for many years, he was also a successful racing car driver, which Mcentire fully supports. It took her a second to get on board when she saw him for the first time in action.
“When I went to Daytona Speedway for the first time and run to Daytona – they drop this green flag and here they come to run – and I was sitting there filming it. And all I could see was his car, then under the helmet was that little baby bitty’s face” The Rachael Ray show In 2018. “It just broke my heart!”
McENTIRE said that she had sat because she was “about to pass out” until “Carolyn, my director of the tour, came and she said:” Are you okay? And I said, “Oh my God, give yourself a second,” she recalls. “And then I looked at the rest of the race, everything was fine … hit your heart.”
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Reba Mcentire and her son Shelby Blackstock are very close
It is not only their matching smiles, Blackstock and Mcentire share a tight link, and Blackstock seizes all occasions to rent his mother. The day of Mother’s Day in 2025, for example, he wrote on Instagram: “Happy Mother’s Day to the best. Your love, your strength and your wisdom have shaped me – and I am always grateful. I still love you. @Reba #Happymothersday❤️ #Best #Mom.”
“Oh, hey !!! I took these 😏 😏 😏 Happy Mothers Day, @reba – even if you never let us win in Skyjo. Or Rummikub … or phase 10 …”, commented Blackstock’s wife, Marissa. She is not kidding about Mcentire to be a fierce board game player. In fact, this is part of his parental philosophy since the first day.
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“When we play games or cards, I would never let Shelby win,” she said People In 2022. “He would not have learned anything that way. I always said to Shelby:” I will always love you, but I want others to love you. So don’t be a little idiot. Shelby is humble and loves her mom.
