Everything Miley Cyrus and her godmother Dolly Parton have said about each other

Ayomikun AdekaiyeroJun 4, 2022, 18:43 IST

Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton attend MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Country legend Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus' godmother.
Parton said she was given that role due to her close relationship with Cyrus' father, Billy Ray.

Both of them recall fond memories of working on "Hannah Montana" together.

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus in "Hannah Montana" season two.Joel Warren / Disney Channel via Getty Images

Parton supported Cyrus when she changed her image.

Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke shocked the audience with their performance.Theo Wargo/Getty Images

Parton said that Cyrus "felt she had to do something completely drastic" to escape her association with Hannah Montana.

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Cyrus said that Parton helped keep her grounded as she grew up in the public eye.

Dolly Parton.Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Parton said she will "never, ever bad-mouth" Cyrus.

Miley Cyrus hosted the MTV Video Music Awards in many daring looks on August 30, 2015.Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/Getty Images

Parton said that she advised Cyrus to be "careful" and "cautious" about her relationship with Liam Hemsworth.

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus in 2019.John Sciulli/Getty Images for G'Day USA

Cyrus said there is "no one that's been able to make country music sexual" like her godmother.

Dolly Parton arrives at the 2022 Academy of Country Music awards.Bridget Bennett/AFP via Getty Images

Parton wanted her goddaughter to play Jolene in a project about her song "Jolene."

Julianne Hough and Dolly Parton in "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings."Tina Rowden / Netflix

Cyrus says that Parton likes to be called "fairy godmother" over "godmother."

Dolly Parton at the 1989 Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9, 1989.AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

Cyrus said Parton is a "living fantasy" in her profile for her godmother's nomination as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2021.

Dolly Parton in "Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square."Courtesy of Netflix

Parton said that she sometimes asks her goddaughter questions about her career.

Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton performing on "The Voice" season 11.Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

Miley Cyrus says her godmother Dolly Parton sends her messages via fax machine.

Miley Cyrus attends the LACMA Art + Film Gallery in California, on November 6, 2021.Presley Ann/Stringer/Getty Images

Parton told Insider that her goddaughter is a "picky" eater.

Dolly Parton told Insider that she loves making meatloaf for her daughter Miley Cyrus.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

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