Turns Out, Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Are Actually Related

Dolly Parton Shares Her Biggest Accomplishment Yet (Exclusive)

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus' bond runs deep.

The state superstar is not lone the “Flowers” singer’s godmother but she’s agelong been Miley’s manufacture mentor. And adjacent much recently, she learned they are really biologically related.

“Is that true? That’s amazing!” Parton exclaimed in an interrogation with Access Hollywood published Sept 23 aft learning Ancestry.com confirmed the relation. “Well, we’re truthful close, Miley and I, I thought we would person been astatine slightest 3rd cousins, 10 times removed.”

In reality, the duo, according to the ancestry site, are seventh cousins, erstwhile removed. Noting that the Hannah Montana star would “get a footwear retired of” learning astir their connection, Parton added, “But it doesn’t astonishment maine due to the fact that she does consciousness similar family.”

According to the ancestry records, the 2 euphony superstars stock a communal large gramps named John Brickley, who lived successful Blunt County, Tennessee—about 20 miles from Dollywood—in the aboriginal 1800s.

The “We Can’t Stop” vocalist besides gushed astir the lessons her godmother has taught her done the years during her quality connected play 5 of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, saying, “She isn’t acrophobic to person the pugnacious conversations.”

As for advice, 1 portion that’ll ever instrumentality retired to the 31-year-old is, Dolly’s mantra, “You bash you, I’ll bash me, and unneurotic we’ll beryllium us.”

While Miley isn’t acrophobic to gush implicit Dolly, the 78-year-old is sending the emotion close back.

“She’s truthful talented, truthful special. She knows who she is,” Dolly said connected The Drew Barrymore Show in 2023. “People are ever saying, ‘Do you archer Miley what to do?’ I say, ‘No, Miley’s Miley. Miley’s gonna cognize what to do. She knows who she is. She knows what she needs. She goes astir it and she’s consenting to sacrifice for it.’ And I ever person been too.”