Dolly Parton Says She Got Physically Abused by Preacher Grandfather For Her Clothing

Aside from releasing numerous iconic country songs, Dolly Parton is also known for the way she dresses as she never shied away from wearing daring outfits back in the day, and even in the present.

More recently, the musician opened up about a heartbreaking experience in the past as she was physically abused by her own grandfather just for expressing herself through clothing

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains topic about abuse, reader's discretion is advised

The country legend recently spoke in an interview with the Guardian earlier this week where she revealed that her iconic outfits and appearances in the past was based off the "town tramp," which is a local woman who wore tight skirts and high heels.

Describing the way she dresses back in the day, Parton said her persona was "flamboyant" and had bright red lipstick as well as long fingernails.

"She had high-heeled shoes, little floating plastic goldfish in the heels of them, short skirts, low-cut tops, and I just thought she was beautiful," she added.

Dolly Parton Says Her Grandfather Would Hit Him For the Way She Dressed

Despite getting the negative attention from the people around as the public would tell her that she's nothing but a "trash," she would answer: "that's what I'm gonna be when I grow up."

Unfortunately, her very own grandfather was not happy with the way she presented herself publicly as he used to punish her in the worst way possible.

"I was willing to pay for it... I'm very sensitive, I didn't like being disciplined - it hurt my feelings so bad to be scolded or whipped or whatever," she said. (via Page Six)

Despite the abuse that she suffered from, Parton said she didn't care about it and went on to express herself through style and fashion.

Dolly Parton Says She Didn't Want to Grow Up Like the Women in Her Family

Later on, the singer opened up that most women in her family and in her town in Tennessee spent most of their lives being a homemaker and children.

However, she noted that she didn't want to be like them as she felt that it wasn't what God had in mind for her.

The reason why she broke free of the norm in her town was because someone needed to entertain and write songs about them.

Although Dolly Parton had been married to Carl Thomas Dean since 1966, the pair never had any children.

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