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Dolly Parton Officially Joins TikTok, Half A Million Followers In One Day

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Dolly Parton has officially joined TikTok and announced the news over the weekend (12/4) on her Insta stories with a video saying, “Hey, ya’ll, it’s Dolly Parton, and I’ve officially joined TikTok. So hit that follow button and stay tuned for more.”

Dolly has already posted six videos, with the first one showing moments in her long career set to the music of her 1980 hit “9 to 5.”

@dollyparton

I have arrived! #heyitsdolly #dollytok

♬ 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Other videos already posted include her introducing herself multiple times, her coming out of a tour bus a bit late from one of her 1990’s TV movies, saying, “Well, I’m ready, well I think I am; how do I look? Well, let’s go give ’em what they paid for.”

@dollyparton

Better late than never! 🌟 #dollytok

♬ Better Late Than Never - Dolly Parton

In another video posted, she shared her many social media profile images and then a clip of her on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon with the word TikTok and her turning around and saying, “I’m working, I’m twerking.”

@dollyparton

I wasn’t kidding when I said, “get you a woman who can do it all” 😉 #heyitsdolly #dollytok

♬ original sound - Dolly Parton

Fans are over the moon about her on the social media platform, and many commented on her various videos. Comments include TikTok itself, which wrote, “Welcome, Queen.” One fan commented, “Not everyone is a country music fan, but everyone is a Dolly Parton fan.” One more fan wrote, “Oh my day is MADE! Welcome, Queen Dolly!”

@dollyparton

Looks like I missed a lot! You all are so creative. Now that I’m here, tag me! ❤️ #heyitsdolly #dollytok

♬ 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

 

In September of 2021, a fan created a fake Dolly Parton TikTok account that news outlets all thought was real. The TikTok handle “it’s Dolly Parton” was quickly taken down.

The video of her welcoming fans to the platform was doctored from a video she posted on her other socials during the pandemic promoting her literacy program and asking fans to join her as she read a story. The video on Tik Tok that we reported on originally got over five million views, and the fake account had around 100,000 subscribers in just under a day.

Parton’s new real account already has almost half a million followers in just one day.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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