The Daily Telegraph - Saturday
Parton: Botox is worth it, despite bruises
DOLLY PARTON says having Botox and fillers is worth it even though it can require a month off work to look “normal” again.
The 77-year-old country singer is the rare celebrity who cheerfully admits to cosmetic enhancement.
In an interview with Saga magazine, Parton admitted that procedures can sometimes have unwanted side effects that keep her from going out in public.
“If something is bagging or sagging or dragging, I’ll tuck it, suck it or pluck it,” she said.
“Every now and then you’ll get a hematoma [bruise], or sometimes with fillers and Botox you can get too much and have to wait until the swelling goes down to look normal again.
“It means instead of being back at work in two weeks, it’s a month.”
Parton said she had heard “so many crazy rumours” about herself over the years, including that she had had affairs “with everybody I’ve ever worked with.” However, she said the most ridiculous rumours concerned her appearance: “The worst stories were ones that my back was broke because my boobs were so heavy.”
A decade ago, Parton was asked why she had cosmetic surgery and replied: “Because I need it. Why does anybody get it?” She expanded: “Because I am in showbusiness. I am not a natural beauty. And I am on camera all the time. I don’t go to extremes with it. I just do little bits and pieces, just to try and keep things touched up. Just tweaking.”
The star was asked by Saga if she regretted not having children. She has been married to her husband, Carl Dean, since 1966. She said: “I haven’t missed it like I thought I might. When you’re a young couple, you think you’re going to have kids but it just wasn’t one of those burning things for me. I had my career and my music and I was travelling. She added: “I always say God didn’t let me have children so that all kids could be mine.”