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Reba Celebrates Her ‘Fancy’ Barbie With Fans

Reba is celebrating all things Barbie as Hollywood releases a new trailer for the Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, which will be out in theaters on July…

Reba Celebrates Her 'Fancy' Barbie With Fans
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Reba is celebrating all things Barbie as Hollywood releases a new trailer for the Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, which will be out in theaters on July 21, 2023.

Reba posted a photo of her official "Fancy" Barbie that came out in 2011 on Instagram and wrote, "Once a Barbie, always a Barbie. #Fancy #BarbieTheMovie."

Fans loved the post, with one writing, "A red-headed Barbie? .. ok then, I do like it, hee." Another fan said, "Been looking for one for years now, love love love all things, Reba." One more fan commented, "Total flex that you can put your ACTUAL Barbie on this meme. Reba forever!"

See that post here.

The Reba McEntire Barbie is part of the Pink Label Collection made by Mattel in 2010 and released on February 1, 2011. Celebrity Doll Museum's website states of the Reba doll, "The doll is wearing a red long-sleeved gown decorated with gold glitter. The costume also includes a silver cross necklace pendant, red high-heeled sandals, and a black microphone. Her red hair is styled and glued in place. The doll comes with a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity."

The Reba doll is hard to find and is "currently unavailable" on eBay or Amazon. If you do find one, it sells for about $150.

As reported last month, Reba will serve as Mega Mentor on Season 23 of NBC's The Voice. Reba joins superstar coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, and Blake Shelton. She will mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as each team prepares for the Knockouts. That will begin on April 17.

Having served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show's inaugural season, it's most fitting. Reba returns as Blake coaches his final group of artists and bids farewell to the show. Shelton, who has eight wins, announced last year that the upcoming season would be his last.

Reba McEntire's songs have been the backbone of country music since the early 1980s. Reba has scored more than 20 number-one hits in her storied career and is considered one of the Queens of Country Music, alongside other Queens like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.

"The Voice" And Super Bowl

In 2024, Reba has outdone herself and now appears on national TV weekly as a coach for NBC's The Voice. In early February of this year (2024), she sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl flawlessly and gracefully. She showed everyone in the world that she still has it as she approaches her 70s, celebrating her 69th birthday today (3/28).

Embarrassing Stage Moment

She recently chatted with CMT and shared one of her most embarrassing moments on stage with them. CMT posted the fun interview clip on their Instagram.

In the clip, Reba is asked what her most embarrassing moment was. She quipped, "Oh gosh, how much time do you have?" The country icon recalled, "It was the early '80s, and I was headlining. I was going to make my way to stage right, and blue lights were gonna come on."

She continued, "I was gonna walk back on stage and sing 'Sweet Dreams' acapella. I did not remember this monitor being there on the floor, so when I was shuffling my way off stage right, I shuffled my toes right underneath that monitor and fell over on top of it."

She continued, "I crawled off stage and ripped my britches, but the show must go on so I dusted myself off and put my hand over where I ripped my britches. I came back out and did the song, and nobody knew the difference."

Down To Earth

I have interviewed and spent a lot of time with Reba during my career as a country music journalist. Since the 1990s, I have discovered that Reba is a positive and very nice person. When you are around her, you forget she is a music icon because of how genuine and really down-to-earth she is.

Reba McEntire Songs

In one of my most recent interviews with Reba, I told her about this list and asked what her top five Reba songs were; her response as she used her fingers to count, "' Fancy,' 'Is There Life Out There,' 'I'm A Survivor,' 'Can't Even Get The Blues,' 'Take It Back,' and 'Why Haven't I Heard From You,' that's six and 'Georgia,' ('The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia') 'Georgia' has to be in there too, that's seven."

And yes, "Fancy" would be her number-one song. She offered, "I just love story songs."

To celebrate her 69th birthday today (3/28), we dove deep into Reba's catalog to rate what we think are her 40 best songs.

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40 - "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) (1993)

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39 - "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" (1983)

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38 - "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) (1998)

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37 - "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" (1982)

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36 - "Just a Little Love" (1984)

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35 - "Forever Love" (1998)

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34 - "What Am I Gonna Do About You" (1986)

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33 - "The Last One to Know" (1987)

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32 - "You Lie" (1990)

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31 - "Sweet Dreams" (1979)

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30 - "One Promise Too Late" (1987)

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29 - "Walk On" (1990)

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28 - "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" (1980)

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27 - "Little Rock" (1986)

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26 - "Rumor Has It" (1990)

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25 - "For My Broken Heart" (1991)

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24 - "Can't Even Get the Blues" (1982)

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23 - "Love Will Find Its Way to You" (1987)

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22 - "Sunday Kind of Love" (1988)

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21 - "Consider Me Gone" (2009)

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20 - "The Fear of Being Alone" (1996)

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19 - "Somebody Should Leave" (1985)

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18 - "I'm a Survivor" (2001)

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17 - "Whoever's in New England" (1986)

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16 - "Strange" (2009)

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15 - "Just Like Them Horses" (2016)

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14 - "Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) (1993)

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13 - "Turn On the Radio" (2010)

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12 - "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" (1981)

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11 - "Only in My Mind" (1985)

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10 - "Why Haven't I Heard from You" (1994)

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9 - "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1995)

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8 - "Because of You" (with Kelly Clarkson) (2007)

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7 - "The Only Promise That Remains" (with Justin Timberlake) (2007)

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6 - "Cathy's Clown" (1989)

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5 - "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" (1983)

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4 - "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" (1992)

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3 - "Does He Love You" (featuring Dolly Parton) (2021)

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2 - "How Blue" (1984)

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1 - "Fancy" (1991)

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.