Reba McEntire’s former costar Christopher Wealthy reunites along with her 7 years after stroke

Seven years after he suffered a large stroke and was recognized with a traumatic mind damage, former “Reba” star Christopher Wealthy is getting again into performing. 

“I’ve principally taken the final decade off and if anyone was going to pull me out of the darkish nook of the closet it could be the redhead,” Wealthy, who performed Reba McEntire’s ex-husband on the 2001 to 2007 sitcom, joked to Leisure Tonight of the nation star on Wednesday. 

Wealthy will play an area tattoo artist with a twisted humorousness about the truth that he’s had a stroke and may’t use his left hand on McEntire’s new present “Pleased’s Place.”

He instructed Us Weekly he was additionally excited to play a disabled character on the present. 

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Christopher Wealthy performed Reba McEntire’s ex-husband on “Reba” from 2001 till 2007, whose character left her for Melissa Peterman. The trio are pictured right here in 2003. (Kevin Winter/ImageDirect)

“It’s nice to have the ability to be a disabled particular person and play a disabled particular person,” he stated. “I’m hoping that when a few of this will get on the market, that folks that I’ve labored with previously are going to say, ‘OK, let’s carry him again. We are able to work with him.’”

He stated regardless of every part, he’s feeling “actually good.” 

“After my stroke and having a mind damage, it’s like I received hit with an atomic bomb,” Wealthy instructed Us Weekly. “So, all of it will get traumatized, and it’s a laborious reset. After I lastly received out of the hospital, I used to be transferring round once more. Then I threw a bunch of blood clots and ended up within the hospital with lung embolisms and particles on my coronary heart. After surviving all of that crap, I’m feeling actually, actually good.”

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“After my stroke and having a mind damage, it’s like I received hit with an atomic bomb. So, all of it will get traumatized, and it’s a laborious reset.”

— Christopher Wealthy 

The visitor spot will function a reunion of kinds with Wealthy, McEntire and her “Pleased’s Place” co-star Melissa Peterman, who additionally performed Barbra Jean, the lady Wealthy’s character Brock left McEntire for on “Reba.” 

“I wanted some place the place I may really feel protected to actually try to trot this damaged physique out once more they usually made the place,” Wealthy instructed Leisure Tonight. 

Christopher Wealthy with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman on “Pleased’s Place.”  (Casey Durkin/NBC through Getty Photos)

Wealthy additionally credited McEntire and Peterman with getting him out of his home after his stroke. 

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“I really feel so weird recovering from this stroke factor that I didn’t even need to exit of my home for lots of the time, however, , they’ve received me again out,” he instructed Leisure Tonight of McEntire, Peterman, and McEntire’s boyfriend and co-star Rex Linn. “They might invite me to events and reunion issues, soccer video games, yeah. I spent plenty of time at her and Rex’s place watching the Longhorns.” 

“There’s magic right here,” Peterman stated of the chemistry between the three of them. 

The solid of “Reba” in 2004. ( L. Cohen/WireImage)

McEntire additionally recommended Wealthy for stepping into entrance of the digital camera once more after his damage. 

“It wasn’t simple for him to return again and do that with a bunch that has recognized him 25 years,” she instructed Leisure Tonight, “however for him to have the braveness to return do that and make all people really feel so comfy – he did have a stroke and he’s again performing and that offers such inspiration to different individuals. You are able to do that.” 

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Wealthy added, “I used to be able to [quit acting,] however now I’m again within the race. I’m going to get to the end line. I’ll should limp throughout it, however I’m getting there.” 

Wealthy has stated previously that he suffered his stroke Easter morning in 2018, which made it laborious for him to stroll, speak and use the left aspect of his physique.