Reba Mcentire: Life, Love & Starting Over
蕾芭·麥肯泰爾:生活,愛和重新開始
Four years ago the country queen was in the midst of an unexpected and painful divorce. Now, with a new album, she's opening up about finding love when she least expected it
四年前,鄉村女王經歷了一場意想不到的痛苦離婚?,F在,隨著新專輯的發行,她開始在她最意想不到的時候尋找真愛
Reba McEntire is headed out the door of her Nash-ville headquarters, leaving behind a half-finished makeup session and a photographer in the middle of setting up.
蕾芭·麥肯泰爾(Reba Mcentire)走出她位于納什維爾的總部,化妝尚未完成,攝影師正在布置。
She's hungry but also ready for a little private time. "We're just going for a quick lunch!" she says as she breezes toward the elevator with boyfriend Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo.
她餓了,但也準備好享受一點私人時間?!拔覀冎皇侨コ灶D快餐!”她和男友安東尼·“斯基特”·拉蘇佐(Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo)輕快地走向電梯時說。
In a day packed with a People photo shoot, work commitments and an appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, who can blame McEntire for stealing a moment away?
這一天要拍攝《人物》雜志照片、完成工作,還要出現在鄉村音樂名人堂和博物館,誰能責怪麥克泰爾偷偷休息這一刻呢?
These days the 64-year-old country star says she's intent on following her heart—especially after the work it took to mend it.
這些天,這位64歲的鄉村歌手說,她決心追隨自己的心,尤其是在修復它之后。
Four years ago McEntire endured a painful and unwanted divorce from her husband of 26 years, Narvel Blackstock, her longtime manager and father of her son Shelby, now 29.
四年前,麥肯泰爾與結婚26年的丈夫納維爾·布萊克斯托克(Narvel Blackstock)經歷了一場痛苦的意外離婚。布萊克斯托克是麥肯泰爾的長期經紀人,也是現年29歲的兒子謝爾比(Shelby)的父親。
Today that once-shattering heartbreak is a distant memory. McEntire met Lasuzzo, a soft-spoken retired oil geologist, in 2017, and she's proud to say, "We're totally in love." She's also totally busy.
今天,那個曾經令人心碎的時刻已成為遙遠的記憶。2017年,麥肯泰爾遇到了說話溫和的退休石油地質學家拉蘇佐,她很自豪地說,“我們完全相愛了?!彼埠苊Α?/p>
More than 40 years since the Oklahoma-born singer launched a musical career that would go on to feature such signature hits as "Fancy" and "Somebody Should Leave," McEntire is releasing her 29th studio album, Stronger Than the Truth, on April 5.
40多年前,這位俄克拉荷馬州出生的歌手開始了自己的音樂生涯,她的代表作包括《Fancy》和《Someone Should Leave》。如今,麥肯泰爾將于4月5日發行她的第29張錄音室專輯《比真相更強大》。
She's also working to develop a new television series, a follow-up to her 2001-07 run on the popular sitcom Reba, and preparing to make her 16th appearance as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7.
她還在制作一部新的電視劇,這是她2001年至2007年在流行情景劇《蕾芭》的續集,并準備在4月7日第16次作為鄉村音樂學院獎(Academy of Country Music Awards)主持人亮相。
Her date for the big night? Lasuzzo, of course. The pair are already making plans for hitting the red carpet before the show.
她今晚的約會對象?當然是拉蘇佐。這對情侶已經計劃在演出前走紅毯。
"We like to color-coordinate a little bit to where we don't clash," she says with a laugh.
她笑著說:“我們喜歡把色搭配得不致起沖突?!?/p>
"It's very important!" After her marriage ended, McEntire admits, she didn't expect to be this in sync with anyone ever again.
“這是非常重要的!”麥肯泰爾承認,在她的婚姻結束后,她沒想到自己還能和任何人保持同步。
But "it feels good," she says. "I mean, this old heart's still beating."
但是“感覺很好,”她說?!拔沂钦f,這顆老心還在跳動?!?/p>
Back in August 2017, dating again was nowhere on her to-do list. "I was not looking," she says. "Not even interested."
2017年8月,她的待辦事項中根本沒有約會?!拔覜]有看,”她說?!皼]興趣?!?/p>