Reba McEntire Has a Big Family! Meet the Country Icon’s Son Shelby and Her 5 Stepchildren

Coty Battles

Coty was one of Reba’s first stepchildren through her marriage to his dad, Charlie. According to reports, Coty followed in his father’s steer-wrestling footsteps before settling down as a rancher.

Nowadays, Coty now lives in Waco, Texas, and has been dating his girlfriend, Amy Huffman, since 2016, per his Facebook page.

Lance Battles

Unlike his brother, there isn’t much information out there about Lance, who is the second of Reba’s stepsons through her first marriage. At the time Charlie died in 2013 after suffering heart failure and complications from a stroke, his obituary confirmed he was survived by his second wife, Donna Granger, and his sons, Coty and Lance.

Shawna Rene Blackstock

Shawna was born in 1973 to her dad, Narvel, and his first wife, Elisa, whom he married that same year. She became Reba’s stepdaughter when her dad said “I do” to the country singer in 1989.

Although her dad is a famous music manager and TV producer, Shawna stayed out of the spotlight most of her life. She is active on social media, such as Instagram, but her account is private, and she only allows her friends and family to follow.

Sweetly enough, the Reba star sees the TV producer’s kiddos as her own flesh and blood. “I don’t consider Brandon, Chassidy and Shawna stepchildren,” she gushed to The Boot in 2010. “I claim them all.”

The “Nights the Lights Went Out in Georgia” singer may love being the stepmom to five incredible children, but she couldn’t have been happier when she and Narvel welcomed their first and only child together, son Shelby Blackstock, in 1990. Reba and Narvel divorced in 2015.

Brandon Blackstock

Reba’s most well-known stepchild has to be Brandon, who was born on December 16, 1976. The famous talent manager followed in his dad’s entertainment footsteps as he married Kelly Clarkson in 2013.

After Brandon popped the question in December 2012, Reba once told Katie Couric she was “thrilled to death” to have the American Idol alum join the family. “To have my buddy as my daughter-in-law, I mean, who could ask for more?” she marveled. “[Kelly’s] a girl with a big heart. Very giving, loving, and talented.”

During their marriage, Brandon became the dad of their kids, River Rose and Remington. He is also the father of Savannah and Seth, whom he shares with his first spouse, Melissa Ashworth.

Sadly, Brandon and Kelly ended their marriage just months before their 8th wedding anniversary. According to an insider, Reba was very “supportive” of their decision. “She knows it’s hard enough working on your own relationship, but she saw this Kelly and Brandon split coming from a mile away,” a source told Closer. 

While Kelly and Brandon’s relationship didn’t work out, the “Because of You” singer is still close with Reba.

“You know, I love them both, Brandon’s my stepson, Kelly’s my good friend and I’m pulling for both of them,” she told Extra in October 2021. “I hope they’re happy and healthy and pull through this.”

Chassidy Celeste Blackstock

Narvel and his ex welcomed their third child, Chassidy, in 1978. Like her older sister, there isn’t a lot of information out there about Chassidy as she’s also strayed from the limelight and keeps her social media profiles on private.

Shelby Blackstock

Reba’s only biological child, Shelby, was born on February 23, 1990. After attending college in the late 2000s, he ended up leaving school to become a full-time race car driver. Since 2012, he has raced at the US F2000 National Championship, the Pro Mazda Championship and the Indy Lights.

According to his online bio, Shelby “grew up accustomed to the fast-paced, high adrenaline lifestyle synonymous with an entertainer of Reba’s caliber.”

As a proud mom, the former Reba actress has supported her son throughout the years. In January 2020, she praised her handsome son for competing in the Daytona International Speedway. “A mama is only as happy as her kids are. Shelby, ‘Love getting back at Daytona International Speedway for the #roar,’” she wrote via Instagram.

In February 2022, Shelby married Marissa Branch at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Reba, her boyfriend, Rex Linn and her second ex-husband, Narvel, were all in attendance. An insider told Closer, “Everyone was in close proximity, but it felt like a happy family event.”

The race car driver met his bride on Tinder in 2014. After being friends for two years, they decided to take their relationship to the next level. He later proposed to the social media influencer in December 2020 at Disney World, and it has always held a special place in their hearts. The pair shared their excitement to start a new chapter in their lives together in an interview with People after the wedding.

“We’ve known each other for so long, from both a ‘just friends’ to a dating perspective,” they said. “Tackling whatever life throws our way as husband and wife — creating a family and legacy, together — excites us more than anything.”