Dolly Parton finds it "amazing" that she's a blood relative of Miley Cyrus. The 78-year-old singer and Miley, 31, are seventh cousins, once removed, according to Ancestry. After being informed of the news, Dolly told 'Access Hollywood': "Is that true? That's amazing!" Dolly is Miley's godmother and the music icon admitted that they're already "so close".
Dolly - who released her debut album, 'Hello, I'm Dolly', back in 1967 - shared: "Well, we're so close, Miley and I. I would've thought we would've been at least third cousins, ten times removed." The '9 to 5' hitmaker reflected that Miley has always felt "like family" to her.
Dolly said: "I’m sure she'll get a kick out of that, but it doesn’t surprise me because she does feel like family." In 2022, Miley revealed that she communicates with her godmother using a fax machine. The pop star and Dolly starred together in a Super Bowl commercial about 5G phones - but the advert didn't truly reflect Dolly's real-life approach to communication.
During an appearance on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers', Miley shared: "It was amazing because, you know, she was doing it for the phones, yet every time I coordinate and kind of communicate with Dolly, it's still through fax. "So I don't know what she's talking about. She's rarely on the phone.
" Seth, 50, joked that the Super Bowl commercial was an example of "false advertising". The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker then tried to clarify what she meant. Miley said: "Well, we do use the phone, but .