Reba's Christopher Rich on Where He Thinks His Character Brock Would Be Today — and If He's Still with Barbara Jean (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

The cast ofReba.Photo:Danny Feld/The WB

Danny Feld/The WB

Brock Hart is still stuck in the middle of his ex-wife Reba and second wife Barbra Jean — at least he is according to the actor who played him,Christopher Rich.

TheRebaalumnus recently spoke with PEOPLE ahead of his guest appearance on his longtime friend and costarReba McEntire’s NBC comedyHappy’s Place,and shared his thoughts on what his character from the beloved WB sitcom would be up to in 2025. As far as Rich, 71, is concerned, Brock hasn’t strayed far from his always complicated, but loving, blended family.

He also believes Reba (McEntire) may have finally given in and admitted she and Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) are friends.

“I think Barbra Jean and Reba became closer friends who settled into each other,” he tells PEOPLE, before adding, “I’m sure Barbra Jean still drives Reba crazy, but Brock would not be far from Reba, because of their family connection, and Barbra Jean would never be far from Brock, because of course they have [son] Henry together.”

The cast of ‘Happy’s Place’ in 2025.Casey Durkin/NBC

Casey Durkin/NBC

He reveals, “I’ve been trying to do the ‘Harts Go on Vacation.’ I think we could have a lot of fun shooting a movie or something like that on a cruise ship … you know, put everybody in that crazy situation together. We would have a blast.”

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While there aren’t currently any plans for an officialRebareboot, McEntire’sHappy’s Placeis the next best thing. In addition to featuring both McEntire, 69, and Peterman, 53, season 1 has already hosted twoRebareunions. Aside from Rich’s appearance,Steve Howey, who played Cheyenne’s husband Van on the WB series, appeared in an episode as a local business owner thinking of using the bar to host his company holiday party.

The cast of ‘Reba’ in 2002.Fox Television / Courtesy Everett

Fox Television / Courtesy Everett

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Happy’s Placeairs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. All six seasons ofRebaare available to stream on Netflix.

source: people.com