Overview

• A representative for McEntire verified the engagement to multiple outlets after the red-carpet appearance.
• The news surfaced when E! News correspondent Zuri Hall referred to Linn as McEntire’s fiancé during their interview, which the couple did not correct.
• Several outlets noted a black ring on McEntire’s left ring finger, and a source told People the proposal happened a few months ago.
• The pair co-star on NBC’s Happy’s Place, and McEntire performed a Golden Girls 40th anniversary tribute and presented an award during the Emmys broadcast.
• McEntire, 70, and Linn, 68, first met in the 1990s and began dating in 2020; this would be Linn’s first marriage and McEntire’s third.