Dolly Parton celebrated big when she marked her 50th wedding anniversary with Carl Dean last year, but a new book details an “affair of the heart” she had that led her to contemplate suicide.
An excerpt from Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters With Dolly Parton, edited by Randy Schmidt, was obtained by the Daily Mail, and it shows another side of the over-the-top yet down-home country star and actress, 71 — and her affair plays a prominent part. Though Dolly bragged just last year about how she’s always been so open about her life (“I don’t want to lie!”), the revelation about the beloved star — culled from magazine interviews she gave during her 50 years in the business, as well as interviews “which have never been previously available in print,” according to the publisher — is eye-opening.
Dolly was in a bad place in the early ’80s. She had just had a nightmare experience working with Burt Reynolds on the 1982 movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She had received death threats that led her to cancel a tour. She had health problems, including abdominal bleeding. She gained 50 pounds from overeating. To top it off, she had a “broken heart” from an unidentified “lover” after an “affair” outside her “open, long marriage,” according to the website. That led her to take out a gun and consider ending her life.
She probable had a lot on the side i reckon
An excerpt from Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters With Dolly Parton, edited by Randy Schmidt, was obtained by the Daily Mail, and it shows another side of the over-the-top yet down-home country star and actress, 71 — and her affair plays a prominent part. Though Dolly bragged just last year about how she’s always been so open about her life (“I don’t want to lie!”), the revelation about the beloved star — culled from magazine interviews she gave during her 50 years in the business, as well as interviews “which have never been previously available in print,” according to the publisher — is eye-opening.
Dolly was in a bad place in the early ’80s. She had just had a nightmare experience working with Burt Reynolds on the 1982 movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She had received death threats that led her to cancel a tour. She had health problems, including abdominal bleeding. She gained 50 pounds from overeating. To top it off, she had a “broken heart” from an unidentified “lover” after an “affair” outside her “open, long marriage,” according to the website. That led her to take out a gun and consider ending her life.
She probable had a lot on the side i reckon
