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Dolly Parton: 'I have to be who I am, so I fought for that'

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The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0QvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1qdzBoaWVydjJzM2hXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Saturday, November 11, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD0yMXBxYXA3c3UycmlXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1mdm55d2hpYzYzN2xXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ The actors’ strike [is over](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3Mvc2FnLWFmdHJhLXN0cmlrZS11cGRhdGUtb3Zlci1iMjQ0NDMxNi5odG1sP2xpZD1wNGo4MzBnYXloZ3lXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)! The John Lewis advert [is here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9qb2huLWxld2lzLWNocmlzdG1hcy1hZHZlcnQtcmV2aWV3LWIyNDQzOTYwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXdmMDVsNDZnbHltNlcFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)! And there’s a giant [feminist cake](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9mZWF0dXJlcy9jYWtlLXRhdGUtYm9iYnktYmFrZXItZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1iMjQ0MjUzNi5odG1sP2xpZD1yZTAwM2x5eWx2cDFXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) outside Tate Britain! It’s all happening at once. After American actors’ union SAG-AFTRA [struck a deal after 118 days of industrial action](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3Mvc2FnLWFmdHJhLXN0cmlrZS11cGRhdGUtb3Zlci1iMjQ0NDMxNi5odG1sP2xpZD1seDQ3aHpxZXFmbXBXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), editors breathed a sigh of relief (doing press interviews counted as crossing the picket line) and Louis Chilton [wrote this piece](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2FjdG9ycy1zdHJpa2UtdHYtbW92aWVzLWRlbGF5LWNhbmNlbC1iMjQ0NDcxNi5odG1sP2xpZD0yemw3eTByc3R2MzdXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) on what will happen next. Helen Brown was on the case to explain how opera superstar [Andrea Bocelli became the voice of the new John Lewis ad](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2FuZHJlYS1ib2NlbGxpLWpvaG4tbGV3aXMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWFkLWIyNDQ0MDA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXdma2FpaGl6NTRxdVcFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) (I’m exhausted by Xmas ad season already, but I did enjoy this year's Little Shop of Horrors theme). And Annabel Nugent went down to the Tate to try out the Edible Family, [a feminist artwork that will be steadily eaten by visitors](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9mZWF0dXJlcy9jYWtlLXRhdGUtYm9iYnktYmFrZXItZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1iMjQ0MjUzNi5odG1sP2xpZD0wNGxuaTVleHJpdjJXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) throughout the run of new exhibition, Women in Revolt! – a show that Mark Hudson [awarded five stars in his review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL3dvbWVuLWluLXJldm9sdC1yZXZpZXctdGF0ZS1icml0YWluLWIyNDQzMDI0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW1scmpoMXMzYWs3N1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL3dvbWVuLWluLXJldm9sdC1yZXZpZXctdGF0ZS1icml0YWluLWIyNDQzMDI0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZvczBldndydnpxa1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Jill Posener, ‘Fiat Ad’, 1979 from 'Women in Revolt!' at Tate Britain (Courtesy of the artist/Tate) It’s also been a massive week in publishing. Most massive book of the week (literally) goes to Barbra Streisand’s memoir, My Name is Barbra. Louis heroically worked his way through the tome at top speed to bring your [our review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvYmFyYnJhLXN0cmVpc2FuZC1ib29rLXJldmlldy1teS1uYW1lLWlzLWIyNDQzMjU4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXZ6ejd0ZzI4M21mdlcFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). While her star power is undeniable, he’s[not quite sure](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvYmFyYnJhLXN0cmVpc2FuZC1ib29rLXJldmlldy1teS1uYW1lLWlzLWIyNDQzMjU4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXhrMHlwM29zeWxjOVcFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) the book needed to be so long. Katie Rosseinsky read [Coleen Rooney’s cleverly titled](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0STaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvY29sZWVuLXJvb25leS1teS1hY2NvdW50LWJvb2stcmV2aWV3LXdhZ2F0aGEtY2hyaXN0aWUtYjI0NDM5NDguaHRtbD9saWQ9Zmo5eHNuaWZkamJmVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) My Account, which Rooney says will be her final word on Wagatha. That’s probably a good thing, as it [sounds like there’s not a lot more to say](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0STaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvY29sZWVuLXJvb25leS1teS1hY2NvdW50LWJvb2stcmV2aWV3LXdhZ2F0aGEtY2hyaXN0aWUtYjI0NDM5NDguaHRtbD9saWQ9aDFscm40dHZrOTM0VwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And joy of joys is this [interview with Nina Stibbe](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL25pbmEtc3RpYmJlLWF1dGhvci1pbnRlcnZpZXctYjI0NDEwMjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9c3htOXY5bjN6cXNwVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), who spoke to Nick Duerden about picking herself back up after divorce. She has published diaries of her recent time living in London with author Deborah Moggach; the book arrives as a sort-of-sequel to Love, Nina, her hit debut from a decade ago, which featured letters to her sister while she lived with former LRB editor Mary-Kay Wilmers. I’m looking forward to catching up with [Netflix’s new Robbie Williams documentary](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3JvYmJpZS13aWxsaWFtcy1uZXRmbGl4LWRvY3VtZW50YXJ5LWpvZS1wZWFybG1hbi1iMjQ0MTEzMC5odG1sP2xpZD1mdHkwM3Rkc2tpM3hXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) this weekend, in which he lies on his bed and watches footage of his extraordinary career. “It would be easy to make a joke about a bloke from the Potteries being a bit fragile, but Robbie Williams is a tender portrait of a genuine British sensation," [writes Nick Hilton in his four-star review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3Mvcm9iYmllLXdpbGxpYW1zLW5ldGZsaXgtZG9jdW1lbnRhcnktYjI0NDMwMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9aWNrcTB6djF3cWx4VwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). "Admittedly, it may end up just another instalment in Netflix’s hagiographic portraits of English icons, from David Beckham and Tyson Fury to George Michael and Keith Richards, but its attempt at self-examination, if a little arch, is an effective way of looking at the excesses and intrusions of celebrity at the turn of the millennium." Finally, let me leave you with two interviews with two fabulous icons who, now I’m thinking about it, should probably become best friends: [Dolly Parton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcm9ja3N0YXItYWxidW0tYjI0NDQ3MjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9b2MzOHF2ZTY3MzFyVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and Strictly judge [Shirley Ballas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3NoaXJsZXktYmFsbGFzLXN0cmljdGx5LWNvbWUtZGFuY2luZy1pbnRlcnZpZXctYjI0NDUyNjguaHRtbD9saWQ9M2dnZmdwNjdjMXpjVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0QyaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1jNGhyY2Rhcng4cDNXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) What to do this weekend Books | [My Account by Coleen Rooney](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9MmJ3NXZsMDlmZm0xVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Is [My Account](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0STaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3MvY29sZWVuLXJvb25leS1teS1hY2NvdW50LWJvb2stcmV2aWV3LXdhZ2F0aGEtY2hyaXN0aWUtYjI0NDM5NDguaHRtbD9saWQ9ZWszZTJwMDNzeGFsVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)essential reading for Wagatha scholars? Probably not: the overlap with The Real Wagatha Story is extensive. But it does paint a likeable, if earnest, portrait of the clear-headed woman who’s been at the heart of the media storm (and is ready to move on now, ta very much). Katie Rosseinsky | Senior culture and lifestyle writer   Theatre | [Backstairs Billy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD12MWY3YzVoYzIzc2tXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Even by the standards of the theatrical silly season that accompanies the advent of Christmas, [Backstairs Billy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9iYWNrc3RhaXJzLWJpbGx5LXJldmlldy1wZW5lbG9wZS13aWx0b24tYjI0NDM2NDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9emNybXZubWs1Z2FwVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is a thoroughly frivolous thing. [Penelope Wilton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvZmVhdHVyZXMvcGVuZWxvcGUtd2lsdG9uLWludGVydmlldy1iMjQzNzEzNi5odG1sP2xpZD1iMGE4ajQyNmdtcmVXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) delights in the central role of the Queen Mother, imperiously bossing about her butler Billy in a comedy that’s as whimsical as the beaded, veiled hats atop her head. Still, there’s a ticking brain underneath this particular confection, with writer Marcelo Dos Santos using the real-life story of royal servant William Tallon to explore the hidden 1970s gay history below stairs at Clarence House. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   Film | [The Marvels](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD1iNnI3NWJqbXY4emhXBXNwY2V1QgplQcM0T2XCwHSVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Despite delays, and a reportedly significant amount of reshoots, Nia DaCosta’s [The Marvels is, well, marvellous](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLW1hcnZlbHMtcmV2aWV3LWJyaWUtbGFyc29uLWIyNDQzODc0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWh4dnBuemFlazBua1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). It’s sweet and funny, yet in no way brainless – a comic book film that chooses to be cynical about heroism, yet places uncynical heroes at its centre. It’s certainly beneficial to have some familiarity with its trio of leads going in: Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel (whose solo film debuted in 2019), Iman Vellani’s Ms Marvel (who had her own Disney+ series last year), and Teyonah Parris’s Monica Rambeau (who acquired her powers in the 2021 series WandaVision). Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic   Opera | [The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWp0eTZrMjZ5YmdualcFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) In this 90-minute greatest hits medley of sorts, performance artist Marina Abramović plays the late Greek soprano on her deathbed, as her past roles begin to materialise in front of her. Any casual observer of opera will recognise these arias, sung by seven sopranos and taken from opuses such as Madama Butterfly and Habanera. Each are accompanied by sumptuously shot videos co-starring the actor Willem Dafoe on murderous form. True to Abramović, it is a performance that pushes at the preconceptions of what its medium can be. Anyone expecting the shock factor of her most famous works, however, may be disheartened to find the ferocity peaks with a smashed vase. Annabel Nugent | Feature writer   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0Q8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9aHR0MW13MmljY3JvVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPTNwdWhvcjFicDNmZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBwzRPZcLAdJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The Saturday Interview – Dolly Parton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcm9ja3N0YXItYWxidW0tYjI0NDQ3MjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9NnF3YzczaWFvYXBoVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcm9ja3N0YXItYWxidW0tYjI0NDQ3MjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9c2czano5a2RqeHdrVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Dolly Parton releases her new album, 'Rockstar', next week (Courtesy of Butterfly Records. Photos by Vijat Mohindra. ) This week, Roisin, Roisin, Roisin, Roisiiiiiin (O'Connor) [spoke to the legend that is Dolly Parton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnMbnDP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcm9ja3N0YXItYWxidW0tYjI0NDQ3MjEuaHRtbD9saWQ9OW5uNHQyem1nNDVxVwVzcGNldUIKZUHDNE9lwsB0lVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Yes, Dolly did sing Roisin's name down the phone to the tune of her most famous song, "Jolene" – surely the best moment of Roisin's life thus far. 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In her new book, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, she writes about how she started going to bed with her make-up on while she was living in LA, just in case an earthquake sent her onto the streets in the middle of the night. “My eye doctor put a stop to me wearing [mascara] though,” she admits. “He said, ‘you can’t wear your eye makeup at night!’” Still, the make-up story is now firmly ensconced in the Parton legend, along with rumours that her arms – which she never shows – are covered in tattoos, and that she once entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest... and lost. Six decades into her career, the patron saint of heartbreak and resilience remains an enigma (The New York Times called it the Parton Paradox). She’s warm and voluble; ask her an awkward question and she’ll diffuse or deflect with effortless charm. Perhaps her hair is so big because it’s full of secrets. She’s certainly a master at keeping them. 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