Reba McEntire Jokes She's 'So Mad' at Taylor Swift Over Travis Kelce Dating Rumors: 'I Had a Crush on Him'

“I was so devastated,” the Queen of Country quipped of learning about Swift and Kelce's rumored relationship

Reba McEntire's "crush" on Travis Kelce has come to an end.

In an interview with TODAY.com to promote her new lifestyle book Not That Fancy, the Queen of Country, 68, revealed that she was quite the fan of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, before romance rumors were sparked between him and Taylor Swift.

“Oh, my gosh, I am so mad at her because I had a crush on him,” McEntire joked to the outlet. “Now I can’t have a crush anymore because he’s dating her."

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The “I'm a Survivor" singer claimed she "was so devastated" by Kelce's connection with Swift, 33, she said it was like her "boyfriend that cheated on" her.

However, McEntire said her real-life boyfriend, Rex Linn, isn't too affected by her "crush" on the NFL star, joking, “Isn’t that sad?”

In fact, she added that they often watch Kelce play together, and she's not afraid to point out what she thinks of him.

“We were watching him play because I love the Chiefs, and I love Patrick, and I’d say, ‘Oh, he’s so cute. Oh, he’s so cute,’” McEntire explained.

Since romance rumors began swirling about Kelce and the "Lavender Haze" singer, McEntire told the outlet her actor boyfriend, 66, has even started teasing her about it.

“Rex said, ‘Your boyfriend’s got another girlfriend.’ I said, ‘Rub it in,’” she said.

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The Voice coach initially met Linn in 1991 while they both were working on the Kenny Rogers movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, but they didn't reconnect until 2020 following the death of McEntire's mother.

"He’s a very supportive man, I love him with all my heart," McEntire told PEOPLE.

Because Linn lived in Los Angeles and McEntire was in Oklahoma during the pandemic, the pair had to take time to form a bond.

"We didn’t see each other again [that year] until June 16. So it was telephones, Zooms, texting, so we got to really know each other before it was any physical contact," she said.

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