--- description: The Internet has a lot of feelings about KFC launching a new campaign featuring Reba McEntire as its first ever female Colonel Sanders. title: The Internet Is Freaking Out About Reba McEntire as the New Colonel Sanders image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d77a8f3f63612e3/6988f991656a3fbb47bd34a9/screen-shot-2018-01-26-at-11-27-28-am.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # KFC's New Colonel Sanders Is Reba McEntire and the Internet Has Endless Thoughts About It  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2018 5:14 PM CUT  KFC  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2018 5:14 PM CUT The Internet has a lot of feelings about KFC launching a new campaign featuring [Reba McEntire](http://time.com/5120101/colonel-sanders-reba-mcentire/ "undefined") as its first ever female [Colonel Sanders](http://time.com/4770024/kfc-romance-novel-mothers-day/ "undefined"). After the country music legend made her mustache-rocking, white suit-wearing debut in a commercial released by the fried chicken chain on Thursday, social media began to blow up with reactions to the switch-up. “I thought the transformation was really funny,” McEntire told the Associated Press. “I got a big kick out of it.” The minute-long spot features Reba belting out a honky tonk song about KFC’s new Smoky Mountain BBQ chicken and has inspired a number of hot takes. Some were thrilled by the change in casting for the franchise’s founder. “Woke up to the news that Reba is the new Colonel Sanders and I just may believe that there is a God,” [wrote](https://twitter.com/CannibalActual/status/956930298326876160 "undefined") Twitter user @CannibalActual. But others weren’t so sure about the buzz surrounding the brand’s mascot. “I am moving to the woods,” tweeted _Difficult People_ star Julie Klausner in response to the announcement. > [](https://twitter.com/CannibalActual/status/956930298326876160) > [](https://twitter.com/julieklausner/status/956747039047434240) See a selection of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/SushiBombGO/status/956712902538358784) > [](https://twitter.com/tonyposnanski/status/956891041671602177) > [](https://twitter.com/therealMaryKat/status/956713495680208897) > [](https://twitter.com/ohkarli%5F/status/956906869301313536) > [](https://twitter.com/TimDuffy/status/956903197863563264) > [](https://twitter.com/StephenSipila/status/956897093892890625) > [](https://twitter.com/tombellino/status/956731728843829249) > [](https://twitter.com/MikeRBlackman/status/956924731210395649) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5120450/kfc-reba-mcentire-colonel-sanders-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5120450/kfc-reba-mcentire-colonel-sanders-reactions/"},"headline":"KFC's New Colonel Sanders Is Reba McEntire and the Internet Has Endless Thoughts About It","datePublished":"2018-01-26T17:14:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:07.678Z","description":"\"I never thought I’d say this but I stan KFC\"","url":"https://time.com/5120450/kfc-reba-mcentire-colonel-sanders-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","viral","KFC"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d77a8f3f63612e3/6988f991656a3fbb47bd34a9/screen-shot-2018-01-26-at-11-27-28-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d77a8f3f63612e3/6988f991656a3fbb47bd34a9/screen-shot-2018-01-26-at-11-27-28-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2018-01-26 at 11.27.28 AM","caption":"","creditText":"KFC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5120450/kfc-reba-mcentire-colonel-sanders-reactions/","name":"KFC's New Colonel Sanders Is Reba McEntire and the Internet Has Endless Thoughts About It"}}]}] ```