Kelly Clarkson didn't have to worry about getting the approval of her fiance's step-mom. Reba McIntire calls Kelly "one of my best friends." Reba shared that she and the original American Idol champ were touring together and vacationing together long before she got involved with Brandon Blackstock. And these days they spend a lot of time gabbing, especially on the golf course. Brandon and her husband will be in one cart, Kelly and Reba in the other, and, says Reba, "We talk a lot."  Becoming family, says Reba, is just a "natural, great progression for me." (more at countrymusicislove.com)