“It doesnt surprise me because she does feel like family.”
Dolly PartonandMiley Cyrus' kinship runs deeper than godmother and goddaughter.
He remained there until his death in 1806 per Ancestry.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton.Vijat Mohindra/NBC via Getty Images
Both artists hail from Tennessee.
“I’ve known her since she was a baby,“Parton said at the time.
We never did do a big ceremony, but Im so proud of her, love her.
And shes just like one of my own.
The duo have collaborated a number of times.
Dolly wrote to me to say: ‘How much do I love you?
As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach.’
It gets me choked up.
I just love her so much.
Last Christmas, she gave me a whole mannequin, done in her proportions and wearing her outfit.
Its so major.”
Watch Parton learn how she is related to Cyrus above.
