In 2022, nation musician Lainey Wilson<\/strong> confirmed up on set in Montana to movie Yellowstone,<\/em> the present a couple of ranching household that turned a shock pandemic-era hit<\/a>. Wilson was already ascending the ranks as a Nashville star when she first took on the function of Abby, a soulful nation singer and Dutton household pal, the character showrunner Taylor Sheridan<\/strong> wrote together with her in thoughts. Still, it was Wilson\u2019s first appearing gig\u2014when you don\u2019t rely her summer time job again in highschool.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess I had to do a little bit of acting when I impersonated Hannah Montana at birthday parties!\u201d she stated. \u201cBut when it comes to learning lines, I had never done anything like that. It goes back to Taylor Sheridan believing in me and believing that I could and seeing something in me before I saw it in myself.\u201d<\/p>\n When she comes again for the season finale this Sunday\u2014she\u2019s been mum in regards to the script<\/a>, however she reportedly filmed an enormous live performance scene again in August<\/a>\u2014she\u2019ll be returning as a a lot larger star. In 2023, she turned the primary lady since Taylor Swift<\/strong> to win the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award on the CMAs, and in May 2024, Reba McEntire<\/strong> invited her to hitch the Grand Ole Opry, alongside legends like Dolly Parton, Vince Gill,<\/strong> and Keith Urban,<\/strong> within the nation music pantheon.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means a lot to me that Reba would even accept the opportunity to do something like that for me. She and I, we\u2019ve created a friendship since then, which is really also weird for me, to say that Reba\u2019s my friend,\u201d Wilson stated. \u201cIf somebody like Reba thinks that I\u2019m going to stand the test of time, then you\u2019re damn right I\u2019m going to!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6758b92564ea4c9a4c618dff\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Lainey-Wilson-interview.jpg\")