Overview
- McEntire posted an Instagram Reel on Jan. 24 showing Linn sneaking from a doorway during a photo shoot and startling her with a loud growl.
- She laughed off the scare and teased future retaliation in her caption, writing, "6 years together and he's still scaring me every chance he gets! You know what they say about payback…"
- The couple confirmed their engagement at the 2025 Emmys after dating publicly since 2020.
- McEntire and Linn first met while filming 1991's The Gambler Returns and later reconnected through overlapping work on Young Sheldon.
- They have collaborated on screen in Big Sky's final season and on McEntire's NBC sitcom Happy's Place, while frequently sharing their ongoing prank back-and-forth, including past Halloween gags.