Brock and Reba didn’t find yourself collectively when the Reba sitcom got here to an finish — however Christopher Wealthy isn’t ruling out a reconciliation after the actual fact.
“That present has such an exquisite following that folks will remark about it on-line, and there’s nonetheless a complete factor about Reba and Brock getting again collectively,” Wealthy, 71, solely instructed Us Weekly whereas selling his reunion with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman on NBC’s Completely happy’s Place. “It sort of kills the present however that’s nice credit score to Reba and I.”
Wealthy has appreciated seeing the help for his and McEntire’s characters, including, “The best way we performed them made individuals root for us to get again collectively as a pair. That’s fairly cool. It’s simply so fantastic to work with [Reba and Melissa].”
Whereas Wealthy doesn’t assume Brock and Reba would have lasted, he might see them briefly getting again collectively. “There’s additionally an opportunity that Brock and Reba may need gotten again collectively for a quick interval,” he famous. “That might be enjoyable. It could examine how exes generally reconnect for a quick time after which go, ‘Oh, I see why we divorced.’”
Completely happy’s Place has loved holding it within the TV household by casting quite a few stars from Reba McEntire‘s previous sitcom Reba. Reba, which aired from 2001 to 2007, starred McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Christopher Wealthy, JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Steve Howey. Almost 20 years later, McEntire and Peterman reunited with former Reba govt producer Kevin Abbott on […]
Reba, which aired from 2001 to 2007, adopted a single mother (McEntire) who bought a recent begin after her husband, Brock (Wealthy), left her for his pregnant dental hygienist, Barbra Jean (Peterman). Reba targeted on elevating her three children — together with her pregnant teen daughter (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) and her boyfriend (Steve Howey).
Earlier than Wealthy weighed in together with his theories, Peterman, 53, spoke to Us about the place she thought every particular person — and couple — from the sitcom could be immediately.
Melissa Peterman as Gabby, Reba McEntire as Bobbie, Christopher Wealthy as Maverick on Reba. Casey Durkin/NBC
“I believe Barbra Jean and Brock would nonetheless be collectively. Van and Cheyenne could be. I believe Reba could be both in a very dedicated relationship or married,” she shared in October 2024. “I actually assume Reba ought to completely have met the love of her life in her life.”
Wealthy hasn’t gotten the possibility to reprise his function as Brock however NBC’s Completely happy’s Place paved the best way for a number of Reba reunions. The onscreen collaboration was further significant for Wealthy, who suffered a stroke six years prior.
“The crew made it really feel just like the previous Reba set as a result of we had been having a blast. That they had as a lot enjoyable as I did, and that was actually heartwarming for me. It felt like I used to be again house in a secure place,” he instructed Us. “I used to be rather well taken care of. It was a blessing. I wish to return so badly.”
After Completely happy’s Place wrote his stroke into the script, Wealthy grew to become extra hopeful about revisiting Reba, saying, “Barbara Jean is just not going to let Brock get too far-off from her. So he’s going to be connected on the hip to Barbara Jean and complaining each step of the best way in all probability. However I think about if he was properly, he’d nonetheless be on the market enjoying golf.”
He continued: “That was an fascinating factor about what would that be like for Brock to have had a stroke? Melissa had the funniest line. She stated, ‘Properly, if Brock and Barbara Jean ever get again collectively and he had the stroke, I can say it’s not so dangerous. He’s nonetheless a loving man. He all the time was. He doesn’t have any use of his left aspect — however to be trustworthy — I by no means a lot favored what he did together with his left hand anyway.’”
Completely happy’s Place airs on NBC Fridays at 8 p.m. ET.
