JoAnna García Swisher praises Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich for support after parents’ death

JoAnna García Swisher has nothing however love for her Reba roots—particularly the TV mother and father who’ve stayed in her life lengthy after the credit rolled.

In a heat and nostalgic episode of Sibling Revelry, hosted by Kate and Oliver Hudson, the Candy Magnolias star took listeners down reminiscence lane as she gushed about her bond with Reba McEntire and Christopher Wealthy, who performed her mother and pa on the beloved early 2000s sitcom Reba. 

And let’s simply say, these on-screen hugs clearly translated into real-life love.

“She’s the most effective. She is such an unimaginable human, simply, like, simply generally,” stated Swisher, 45, about McEntire. 

“She’s only a lady that has huge desires … And so that you see there’s like a really actual humility, appreciation. She is such an enormous star, and he or she simply nonetheless amazes me together with her, you understand, like, ‘I can’t consider that is occurring to me’ vibe.”

Although Reba wrapped practically 20 years in the past, the household ties haven’t loosened.

Swisher just lately introduced her two daughters to a Reba live performance, and it wasn’t only a fan second—they acquired some particular time with the nation icon herself.

“The ladies love her a lot. She’s so good to my ladies,” Swisher stated. 

“I simply advised her, I used to be like, ‘You realize, wanting again on all these photos in that point in my life, I used to be so fortunate to be a working actress on a tv present that was beloved, but in addition, you understand, that I had, like, actual those who cared about me and made certain I used to be protected.’”

It seems McEntire and Wealthy turned greater than TV mother and father—they stepped up in ways in which nonetheless make Swisher emotional. 

After shedding her personal mother and pa, she shared that the 2 stars stuffed the hole with a form of unconditional assist that transcended the set.

Wealthy even officiated her 2010 marriage ceremony to former MLB star Nick Swisher, and sure—Reba and Melissa Peterman (who performed her stepmom on the present) had been bridesmaids.

“When one thing superb occurs for my youngsters,” she added, “I ship photos. These are those who genuinely are so excited to, like, see that and be part of our lives and part of our world.”

From on-screen laughs to lifelong love, it’s protected to say JoAnna’s Reba fam continues to be bringing the guts.