“I never did do drugs or alcohol. I do drink if I'm out on a special dinner and when I fly 'cos I don't like to fly, so I usually have a couple of glasses of wine, but for the most part I'm just not much of a doper or a drinker.”
1. Banana Pudding. Banana pudding is a Southern staple and Dolly calls this dessert one of her favorite foods. Her personal recipe is even used in her theme park, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee which has won best amusement park food four times in the last seven years by Amusement Today.
“Dolly is so popular today because she has become more than a singer/songwriter,” says Ted Miller, vice chair of the Dollywood Foundation. “While she has earned a place in history for being multitalented, she is truly loved for her kind and true heart.” But her kind heart is just one of her endearing qualities.
Dolly Parton's morning routine revealed - and country star starts her day at 3am. Dolly Parton has revealed her morning routine and has admitted she is such an early riser she starts her day at 3am.
A Workaholic Early Bird
But if ever she feels tired, she always finds time to take a quick power nap during her work hours for a significant energy boost. Dolly Parton, although a workaholic, is a Christian too.
She suffered from endometriosis, a painful condition that can lead to infertility. By 1984, she underwent a partial hysterectomy to treat her symptoms, a procedure in which the entire uterus and part of the cervix are removed, according to an interview with Closer Weekly.
She's Got Guinness Records
Parton has more than 30 awards to her name, including two Guinness World Records for Most Decades With a Top 20 Hit on the U.S. Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on U.S. Hot Country Songs Chart By a Female Artist.
Dolly Rebecca Parton is born to Robert Lee Parton and Avie Lee Parton near Sevierville, Tennessee.
Why does Dolly Parton have tattoos? Dolly admitted that she decided to get tattoos to cover up scars from previous procedures and surgeries. "My tattoos are pretty, they're artful and they usually started out to cover some scar, not to make a big statement," she explained to People.
According to Dolly's creative director Steve Summers, the singer wears gloves as a matter of style. “She doesn't like her elbows,” Steve told InStyle. “[They ask] 'what's wrong with her hands? ' She's 73, and she doesn't like them!”
Then, a few years ago, Parton set the record straight during an interview with People in 2020. "I do have some tattoos, that's true," she told the publication. "But they're tasteful.
In total Dolly has had a breast augmentation, breast implants, a brow lift, surgery on her eyelids, a nose job, and her chin operated on. How many children does Dolly Parton have? Dolly does not have any children.
The country singer may be covering up scars and tattoos. Dolly's creative director, Steve Summers, said she wears them to hide certain features like her hands and elbows.
So basically, Dolly got tattoos to cover up scars and now she wears long sleeves all the time to cover up both the scars and tattoos.
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus share a special bond. Aside from being two of the most successful singers in the music industry, they also share a familial connection: Parton is Cyrus' godmother.
Dolly Parton explained that not having kids had given her the chance to achieve her dreams as a country superstar and focus more on her legendary career. “Since I had no kids, and my husband was pretty independent, I had freedom,” Parton said.
Country legend Dolly Parton is beloved by listeners of all ages, but despite her large family and her strong bond with kids, she and husband Carl Dean have never had children of their own.
For Parton, that something is her 55-year marriage to Dean. "I've known how to keep my husband private," the country legend explained. "It's just natural to me to protect the things and the people I love and to protect my own privacy."
When Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946, her parents didn't have two nickels to pay the doctor who delivered her. So instead, they paid with a sack of cornmeal.
Despite her famously happy demeanor, Dolly admits she does have her down times just like everyone else. “In my stage show, I joke around and say that I'm not always happy, that it's Botox that makes me look that way,” she says with a laugh. But I'll tell you the truth, being happy is not always easy.
Dolly Parton was "bullied" for being poor when she was growing up. The 77-year-old country music legend - who now has a reported net worth of $650 million - grew up in a large family in rural Tennessee and has now penned the children's book 'Billy the Kid Makes It Big', which is partly inspired by her childhood.
In a 1978 interview with Playboy Magazine, Parton discussed the parallels drawn between herself and Elvis. She explained that, while she sadly never had the chance to meet Elvis, “There was nobody that [she] ever related to more.
Randy Parton, brother of renowned county singer Dolly Parton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. Randy Parton, little brother of renowned county singer Dolly Parton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.
In 2017 she confirmed to Vanity Fair the tattoos did exist, and the story behind them was due to her having keloid scar tissue.
In 2019 the singer's creative director Steve Summers revealed Parton favors long sleeves and gloves (particularly her custom-made rhinestone-encrusted fingerless ones). “People always ask why she always wears sleeves—well, she's 73 years old, and she doesn't like her elbows,” he told InStyle.