Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus are related, Ancestry.com revealed of the country legend and her famous goddaughter. Get the details.
was already part of the country legend’s family — but according to new research from Ancestry.com, the pair also share a family tree.The genealogy-tracking website revealed Monday that the 78-year-old country legend and 31-year-old pop star are distantly related, with the pair connected by a man named John Brickey. Born in 1740, Brickey was a Tennessee resident who lived about 20 miles away from what is now Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, before he died in 1806.
Brickey is apparently Parton’s sixth great-grandfather and Cyrus’ seventh great-grandfather, making the two women seventh cousins, once removed.posted Monday. “We’re so close, Miley and I. I would’ve thought we’d have been at least third cousins, 10 times removed. I’m sure she’ll get a kick out of that.”The revelation makes for timely news as Parton’s new album, is set to arrive in November.
The “9 to 5” musician and Cyrus have long been close, both as friends and collaborators. The former appeared a couple times as the latter’s “Aunt Dolly” on episodes of Disney Channel’s, and the duo recently teamed up for a reimagined duet of Cyrus’ hit “Wrecking Ball” for Parton’s 2023 album,Kim Porter Tell-All Book Becomes an Amazon Bestseller Amid Diddy’s Legal Troubles. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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