In celebration of her husband Carl’s 79th birthday on July 20, Parton dressed up in a similar costume to that of the one she wore 43 years ago on the cover of the magazine. Wearing bunny ears, a bustier, a bowtie, and long black gloves, she gave fans a glimpse of the special gift on Instagram.
“You’re probably wondering why I’m dressed like this. Well, it’s for my husband’s birthday,” Parton said in anIG video. “Some time back, I said I was gonna pose for Playboy when I was 75. Well, I’m 75, and they don’t have a magazine anymore. ”
Dolly Parton is iconic for many reasons. The award-winning musician is known for pioneering the integration between country and pop music styles, philanthropic endeavors like child literacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and medical and scientific research, and, of course, her signature glitzy style, which she has remained true to throughout her decades-long career. Now, at 75 years old, the lovable star is proving she’s still got it by recreating one of her most notable looks: her 1978 Playboy cover.
She continued: “But my husband always loved the original cover I did for Playboy, so I was trying to think of something to do to make him happy. He still thinks I’m a hot chick after 57 years, and I’m not gonna try to talk him out of that. ”
Parton goes on to explain that she did a new photoshoot to surprise her husband for his birthday. “I had a cover made of the new Dolly – well, the old, new Dolly,” she told her followers while holding up a frame displaying both photos. “In the first one – see, remember this? – I was kind of a little butter ball. Well, I’m a string cheese now, but he’ll probably think I’m cream cheese. I hope! ” She added that she was also going to sing to him in her “little bunny suit. ”
Parton finished the video by asking fans what they thought – and she received resounding praise, rightly so. She looks just as incredible in the new photo as she does in the original shot. The video, which now has over 2. 2 million views, has received countless comments.
“Marriage goals Dolly! You are both so blessed to still be having fun! ” wrote one fan. “Your husband is one lucky guy,” another added, to which I think we can all agree.
“Let’s be honest, Jolene never had a chance,” another follower quipped, referencing Parton’s hit song.
Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean have been married since 1966. The secret to their lasting relationship? “He’s always loved who I was, and I loved who he was, and we never tried to change each other,”she told O, The Oprah Magazine.
