Country legends Dolly Parton and Billy Ray Cyrus may be practically family now, but at one point, there was a romance rumor between the two. Cyrus says the rumor began when he was the opening act for Parton after the success of his hit song "Achy Breaky Heart." He recalled to Closer Weekly, "When I was on her tour, there was a headline that she and I were romantically involved."
Of course, the "Jolene" singer was super cool about the whole thing. Cyrus explained, "My manager took me to meet her for the first time and I said, 'I'm so sorry.' Dolly looked me straight in the eyes and said, 'Honey, that s**t sells records!'" He added that those wise words from Parton proved to be true because Cyrus' first album Some Gave All remained at No. 1 on the charts for several weeks.
Yet, the two have always been just friends. Cyrus has been married to Miley Cyrus' mother, Tish Cyrus for years, and Parton has been with hubby Carl Dean for more than 50 years! Parton seems to still love to make Cyrus blush to this day, though. When Cyrus was on TODAY in November 2020, Parton sent him a video message saying "Of course, you know I got a crush on you."
Leave it to Parton to steal the show! Romance rumors aside, these two have a lot of history and a lifelong friendship that seems rare for showbiz.
