Reba McEntire says she didn’t want to split from husband of 26 years

‘Divorce was not my idea’: Reba McEntire says she didn’t want to split from husband of 26 years ‘in any shape, form or fashion’

Country music fans were shocked last August when Reba McEntire and her husband and manager Narvel Blackstock announced they were divorcing after 26 years of marriage.

The singer, who revealed on Facebook last October that the divorce had been finalized, now says said the split was never something she had wanted.

‘The divorce was not my idea,’ the 60-year-old said in an interview with iHeartRadio station CMT Radio Live. ‘I didn’t want it in any shape, form or fashion. So it was really hard to make the adjustment.’

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Unhappy: Reba McEntire, 60, said this week that the 2015 divorce from husband of 26 years Narvel Blackstock was not her idea 'in any shape, form or fashion.' She's pictured in Hollywood last month
Unhappy: Reba McEntire, 60, said this week that the 2015 divorce from husband of 26 years Narvel Blackstock was not her idea ‘in any shape, form or fashion.’ She’s pictured in Hollywood last month

She went on: ‘I just want everybody to be happy in their lives because our lives are too short to be miserable, so I just thought it was the best thing to take my marbles, go play somewhere else.’

The country music star credited her faith in God for getting her through the tough times.

‘I’ve prayed every day to help me have the strength to move one foot in front of the other, to continue on with what I’m supposed to be doing and why he put me on this earth in the first place,’ McEntire told the radio show.

Partners: The now former couple attended the Country Music Awards in Texas in April 2015, just three months before announcing their intention to divorce
Partners: The now former couple attended the Country Music Awards in Texas in April 2015, just three months before announcing their intention to divorce

McEntire also said she had a good team around her who are also making the transition and adjustments as easy as possible.

The former couple share a 26-year-old son, Shelby Blackstock, who is a race car driver.

Narvel Blackstock, 59, also has three children from a previous relationship including Brandon Blackstock who is married to singer Kelly Clarkson.

Proud mama: The country music star shares a son Shelby Blackstock, 26,with her ex-husband. They're pictured together back in 2011
Proud mama: The country music star shares a son Shelby Blackstock, 26,with her ex-husband. They’re pictured together back in 2011

Hard adjustment: Blackstock served as McEntire's producer and manager for 35 years and the country singer said she's relied on her faith in God to get her through the pain of their split. They're pictured in 2014
Hard adjustment: Blackstock served as McEntire’s producer and manager for 35 years and the country singer said she’s relied on her faith in God to get her through the pain of their split. They’re pictured in 2014

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