Dolly Parton fans flabbergasted as they learn her age after halftime performance

24 November 2023 , 19:26

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Social media users were amazed at Dolly's age (Image: Getty Images)

Dolly Parton has been working 9 to 5 longer than some fans thought she had.

The legendary country singer performed on Thanksgiving during the halftime of the football game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys. Dolly was decked out in a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader outfit.

She wore white short shorts, sparkling nude tights, and a nude sparkling body suit. She had a blue, tied bralette over the body suit with a cropped jacket with Dallas Cowboys stars on it with a ruffled bottom.

Her outfit was accentuated by her red acrylic nails, red lipstick, and purple eyeshadow. Her big blonde hair was in its signature teased do with her dangling silver earrings poking through.

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While Dolly put on an iconic performance, fans were left gobsmacked once they realised that she was 77 years old. "My brain trying to process how Dolly Parton is 77 years old," one fan wrote on Twitter.

"If a Genie gave me one wish I'd ask to be as hot as Dolly Parton at 77 or any age really," another said.

One fan even wished for Dolly to run for president. " Joe Biden is 81. Donald Trump is 77. If we have to elect an old person, let it be Dolly Parton," they wrote.

There were a few hecklers, with one troll using a face-palm emoji and writing: "Who in the heck gave Dolly Parton that outfit?"

Fans hit back at the haters, defending the icon. "For everyone complaining about how Dolly Parton dressed tonight, that's who she is and always has been. A f*****g queen," one said.

Dolly performed her hits at the halftime show (Getty Images for American Greeti)

Her long career in music landed her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Getty Images)

But overall, fans were praising the Here You Come Again singer's "gorgeous" and "great" looks. She sang two of her biggest hits, 9 to 5 and Jolene, but also did a cover of Queen's We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You. The latter Dolly covered on her latest album, Rockstar, her first rock album that featured covers of classic rock songs featuring classic rockers like Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney.

Dolly recorded the album after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. She initially declined the nomination, saying she was a country singer not a rock one.

She later accepted the nomination and to prove that she deserved it, she announced that she would release a rock album which later became Rockstar.

Tatiana Krisztina