Singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, humanitarian and all round camp cowgirl Dolly Parton turned 70 this week, so we have been playing her greatest hits on a loop and celebrating her unique sense of style.
Here are five things you may or may not know about Dolly.
- She once entered a Dolly Parton look-a-like competition – and lost!
- She is Miley Cyrus’s godmother and has appeared in Hannah Montana as Aunt Dolly.
- She has been married to asphalt-paving business owner, Carl Dean, since 1966.
- Dolly may have turned 70, but she has no plans to slow down.
“I will never retire unless I have to. As long as I’m able to get up in the morning, get that makeup on and my high heels on, and even if I can’t wear high heels, I’m going to do like Mae West, I’m going to sit in a wheelchair with my high heels on.”
