- Dolly Parton told People that there are only three scenarios where she'd be caught without makeup.
- Parton, known for her over-the-top looks, says she will continue dressing fancily for as long as possible.
Dolly Parton says that there are only three scenarios where she'd be caught without makeup.
In a new interview with People, the 77-year-old revealed that she plans to continue dressing in the same over-the-top way for as long as possible.
The country singer, who's known for her bold looks, says the only reason she would ever be caught outside with a bare face was if she was dead — or in a serious situation.
"You'd just have to see me laid out on a stretcher," Parton told People. "No, if my husband was sick, or if there was an emergency, of course, I would."
The "Jolene" singer says she'll always try to have makeup on to look presentable as long as she's leaving the house.
"I'm going to clean up a little if I'm going outside, unless there's an absolute emergency, and it would have to be pretty serious. I would do it then, but that would be the only way," Parton said. "If I got arrested for a bad tag or whatever, I don't want a mugshot looking like some of the stars I've seen."
The country singer's love for makeup started when she was still a young girl growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, per People.
Despite not having the money to buy makeup products back then, Parton says she would make her own by improvised household items and wild plants.
"I'd find ways to create my own makeup with pokeberries and stuff that grew wild in the fields," Parton told People. "I would strike Mama's old kitchen matches to make eyebrows and my beauty mark."
To celebrate her life in looks, Parton is also releasing a book titled "Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones" on October 17, chronicling the most iconic looks she's worn in her career.