Dolly Parton's husband is 'jealous' of Dallas Cowboys cheerleader outfit

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by jack hobbs

Bless his heart.

Dolly Parton spotted her husband in his now-talked-about Dallas Cowboys cheerleading outfit as she performed at the 2023 Thanksgiving Halftime Show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday. joked, “I was jealous.”

“It turned out really nice and my husband loved it. He said, 'Those shorts were a little too short.' “

“I said, 'I'm jealous,'” Parton, 78, told People magazine. “And I said, 'They weren't as short as the other girls!'

“He was just funny,” the “9 to 5” hitmaker said. “I think he thought you shouldn't show your butt at that age because everyone was thinking about what to do around it. But in any case, he was also inspired by it. Ta.”

Karl Dean, who married Parton in 1966, wasn't the only one who lost his mind when she showed up to the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Kickoff Halftime Show in a sparkling sheer outfit.

“She's 77 and Dolly Parton just taught Madonna how to do it,” said one enthused user. Said On X (old Twitter).

“Joe Biden is 81. Donald Trump is 77. If I had to choose an older person I'd choose Dolly Parton,” said a second user. declared.

“Holy hell,” a third user says candidly said.

During the show, the “I Will Always Love You” songstress performed some iconic songs like “Jolene” and “9 to 5,” as well as Queen's “We Are The He showed he still had that feeling before moving on to the Champions. She enlisted the help of several professional cheerleaders.

Former Cowboys quarterback and NFL commentator Tony Romo was also surprised by Parton's ageless appearance.

“I mean, she looks amazing, right?” Romo, 43, said at the time. “She's amazing. She's who doesn't like Dolly Parton?”

Barstool Sports later joked that Romo seemed “thrilled” by the performance.

However, some of Parton's critics slammed her, saying she should act age-appropriate.

“The View” host Whoopi Goldberg, 68, called Parton's criticism “biting” while discussing the topic on her talk show. “Everyone who participated in this should be ashamed of themselves.”

The EGOT winner's reaction was met with raucous applause from the show's studio audience.

Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed.

“If I looked like that in any of the Cowboys stuff, I might give it my all,” the 55-year-old laughed. “I don't know if it's a belly ring or what, but I want what she has.”