Dolly Parton’s penchant for busyness—even during a pandemic—is, she explains, part of her nature. “It’s a way of life for me.”
The cultural icon, pandemic hero and newly minted beauty-brand mogul hates exercise, loves food and is thrilled by cheap makeupFiorella ValdesoloThe Covid-19 shutdown did little to stall Dolly Parton’s hustle.
Not only that, Parton, 75, broadcast videos of herself reading children’s bedtime stories, earned her second consecutive Grammy for best contemporary Christian music performance/song, topped 150 million donated books for Imagination Library and donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help fund research for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.
Parton’s penchant for busyness, even during a pandemic, is, she explains, part of her nature. “It’s a way of life for me,” she says. And while her star power has never waned—she’s one of the top five most appealing female celebrities in the U.S. according to her Q Score, a common marketing metric—it has, in the past few years, broadened via social media, reaching younger generations who may have otherwise been unfamiliar with her music.
Parton’s style is also indisputable. Her signature look embodies exaggerated femininity. In July, she’ll step into the beauty business, launching a fragrance called Dolly – Scent From Above and, later, a line of makeup and wigs. “I’ve always been intrigued with makeup and perfume, all the stuff that makes girls girly,” she says. In a 1984 interview with Andy Warhol, Parton said of her drive: “I’m still not the star I’m going to be.
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