False Things You Probably Believe About Dolly Parton

Country music's Dolly Parton has had so many rumors about her spread in the tabloids and online over the years. Some of the rumors you've heard are, in fact, true. For instance, she really did once lose a Dolly Parton lookalike contest to a drag queen. But others are totally made up. Here are some of the false facts everyone believes about Dolly. Chances are good that, at some point, you've heard the rumors that Parton is covered in secret tattoos, especially on her arms, which she covers up by wearing long-sleeved shirts and dresses all the time. In 2014, Jezebel even wrote an article about it that was full of what they called photo "evidence." In an interview on the Today show, when Savannah Guthrie asked Parton if she wore sleeves all the time to cover up her tattoos, Parton explained that she does have some tattoos, but they were mostly meant to cover up scars on her fair skin. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she also explained, "I don't really like to make a big to-do of [the tattoos] because people make such a big damn deal over every little thing." She noted that she has a few, mostly pastels, and that she's, quote, "not trying to make some big, bold statement" by getting inked. Watch to learn more about false things you probably believe about Dolly Parton! #DollyParton #CountryMusic #CountryMusicStars Covered in tattoos | 0:18 Serial cheater | 1:10 Secretly gay | 1:40 Regrets about children | 2:20 Secret mother of two | 3:01 Always high maintenance | 3:41 Fake inside and out | 4:27 Affair with Kenny Rogers | 5:10 That "Jolene" affair | 5:53 Dolly the feminist | 6:48 Stomach cancer | 7:18 Affair with Burt | 7:56