Big wigs and an even bigger talent, when it comes to glamour Dolly Parton has it in spades. In her four-decade career, she’s had 25 number-one hits, sold 100 million records and even opened her very own (enormously successful) theme park – Dollywood.
She's back, and playing at Glasto this year as part of her UK dates - in celebration, we’ve gathered together her best ever beauty quips to cheer up your Friday…
‘I always wanted to be prettier,’ Parton has said of her teenage self. ‘I got to fixin' myself up. I wanted my clothes tight, my make-up bright, my nails long, my lips red. I got into it.’
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‘I've always loved make-up, and it's something I understand,’ Parton told People of her signature make-up line. ‘You can do it in good taste, but if you want to look like the town tramp like me, you can.’
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‘I'm just a backwards Barbie, too much make-up, too much hair. But, don't be fooled by thinkin' that the goods are not all there.’
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‘It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.’
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‘I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.’
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‘Those old seeds of doubt about my looks have grown into quite a bumper crop for many a make-up artist, wig maker and plastic surgeon.’
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‘If I see something saggin`, baggin` or dragin`, I`m gonna have it nipped, tucked or sucked.’
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‘I'm in showbiz. I look at my boobs like they're show horses or show dogs. You've got to keep them groomed.’
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‘I describe my look as a blend of Mother Goose, Cinderella, and the local hooker.’
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‘I hope people realise that there is a brain underneath the hair and a heart underneath the boobs.’
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‘I’m like a cartoon! I’ll look this way when I’m eighty. I can see it now, people will be rolling me around in a wheelchair and I’ll still have my big hair, nails, my high heels and my boobs stuck out!’