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How Dolly Parton Gracefully Answered Oprah’s Insulting Questions

by Lauren Novak • Published September 3, 2021

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Dolly Parton gracefully responds to Oprahs intrusive questions
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An old interview has resurfaced where Oprah Winfrey asked Dolly Parton some uncomfortable questions on her talk show. While many viewers were angry at Oprah, many others praised Dolly for her graceful answers to the intrusive questions.

Oprah asked Dolly about her plastic surgery. She asked, “How are you defying age, Dolly? Whatcha doing?” Dolly joked, “Oh I don’t know, I’m a cartoon so I just look the same all the time!” Oprah kept pushing and asked, “No but you’ve been open about that you’ve had some work done. Some tucks and pulls and sucks?”

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Dolly Parton responded to Oprah’s intrusive questions with grace and humor

CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, (aka DOLLY PARTONS CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE), Dolly Parton, 2020. © Netflix
CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, (aka DOLLY PARTONS CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE), Dolly Parton, 2020. © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

Dolly simply laughed and said, “Yes I have, and I’ll have some more when I need ’em!” Fans on social media re-shared the interview and claimed that Oprah wanted to embarrass Dolly but she just wasn’t having it. Dolly is known for her quick answers and how she doesn’t let herself be embarrassed by any questions.

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WHERE SHE LIES, Oprah Winfrey talking about black market babies, 2020
WHERE SHE LIES, Oprah Winfrey talking about black market babies, 2020. © Gravitas Ventures / Courtesy Everett Collection

In the same interview, Oprah pressed Dolly about her past depression. She asked, “When you went into your 40s I heard you went into a huge depression, did you?” Dolly, always joking, responded, “That wasn’t just because I was 40, that’s because I was fat and 40!” She added sincerely, “I really had a lot of problems during that time, a lot of female problems, and hormones. It was a depression thing I went through, just through changing around. But I am okay now, and it was one of the best thing that ever happened to me, because I really took inventory, I’d never slowed up, I’d been working since I was ten years old.”

STRAIGHT TALK, Dolly Parton, 1992
STRAIGHT TALK, Dolly Parton, 1992. ph. Don Smetzer / © Buena Vista / Courtesy Everett Collection

The interview was re-shared as many celebrities and fans are coming after Oprah. Actress Rose McGowan called her “as fake as they come.” What’s your opinion on Oprah?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m80HqskuPCE

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About Lauren Novak

Lauren Novak is a journalist who wrote more than 5,000 nostalgia and pop culture stories for DoYouRemember? as a Senior Staff Writer and Editor.

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