Reba to Guest Star on Melissa Peterman’s CMT Sitcom

Reba McEntire will reunite with her former castmate, Melissa Peterman, guest starring on the upcoming CMT sitcom, 'Working Class,' in January 2011. Melissa -- who hosts CMT's 'The Singing Bee' -- has enjoyed a long history with Reba both in front of the TV camera and on the concert stage these past nine years. In 2001, she began playing the role of Reba's ex-husband's new wife Barbara Jean on the country icon's popular sitcom, 'Reba,' which ran for seven seasons.

In the summer of 2007, Melissa was invited by Reba to be her opening, comedic act on her Key to the Heart tour. The following year, Melissa returned to open for both Reba and Kelly Clarkson on their 2 Worlds, 2 Voices tour.

'Working Class' stars Melissa as a blue-collar, single mom seeking to give her kids a better life by moving them into an upscale neighborhood but quickly realizing it is harder than she thought it would be ... when her three kids seem to want the same luxuries as their friends and her only career prospect is a glorified deli worker at the local grocery store.

While filling in as DJ on CMT Radio Live the day before Thanksgiving, Reba interviewed Melissa, who in all her excitement has been making several promises to her former co-star -- including giving Reba her own dressing room, personally shampooing the rug for her, painting a mural of the two friends on her dressing room wall and more!

'Working Class' is scheduled to premiere Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET, followed by an all-new episode at 8:30 PM ET. The date and time of the episode featuring Reba will be announced in coming weeks.

Reba's 34th studio album, 'All the Women I Am' was released earlier this month. Her latest single, 'Turn on the Radio' is climbing the charts, about to break the Top 5.

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