Dolly Parton asks home state to cancel statue plans and not put her on pedestal

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has told how Stacey Dooley encouraged her to take on a project away from her BBC Radio 2 show.Speaking on the Postcards From Midlife podcast, the TV personality, 50, revealed that she had the flame-haired star's full support when it came to embarking on a tour, away from her Saturday morning radio show.Speaking about turning 50 this year, the TV star spoke to the podcast hosts Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin about doing something "new and scary".Claudia said: "Well it makes no sense and even as I say it I'm a little bit sick."The presenter went on to tell how a flippant remark led to her upcoming one-woman Behind The Fringe tour.She explained: "I said to a lovely girl who's in charge of me, quite casually, in the same way that I would say to one of you two, 'Do you know what, I might buy a navy jumper.'"But casual, just throwing it out there, let me just pop that in."And I said, 'I'd quite like to try, 'An evening with,'" she shared.However, the Strictly presenter explained that she made the comment without truly thinking about what it meant.Claudia went on: "I must have said it in November, in the middle of also talking about how we felt about chestnut stuffing."It was one of those, the stuff I've got to do.

Bruce Forsyth's ten-year-old great grandson was reportedly bombarded with racist slurs and sexual content while playing on the gaming platform Roblox. His father Jeremy Martin, 37, is said to have been horrified to witness his son Carrick being sent explicit words while he innocently spent time on the gaming platform Roblox.Jeremy shockingly went on to reveal that this is the second time the issue has occurred, as he already complained to the company last January when his son was just nine.He is the son of Debbie Matthews - daughter of entertainment legend Bruce Forsyth, who died in 2017.Jeremy managed to get some pictures which prove the vile comments being sent his son’s way, adding that Sir Bruce would be “horrified” by it. While there is no evidence to suggest people sending Carrick the content knew he was related to the Strictly legend, Jermey said it still packed a particularly painful punch considering Bruce’s widow Wilnelia Merced is Puerto Rican.Jeremy told Triangle News that the latest worrying incident happened just before Christmas last year.He explained that his son likes to play a game called Draw It, where the computer issues a word to one party that has to draw it in order for other players to guess what the word is.“Someone drew a bottom and then it said 'gape' and then it said the n-word twice,” Jeremy revealed.Jeremy then saw the racial slur repeated next to a swear word twice - and turned the computer off after taking a picture.“It's terrible,” Jeremy stated.

Jennifer Lawrence has been spotted in public for the first time since she became a mom. The Oscar winner, 31, was seen in THESE PHOTOS on a hike in Los Angeles, California on March 2, roughly one week after she gave birth to her first child with husband Cooke Maroney, 37. The new mom was joined on the hike by a female friend and dressed in a casual green T-shirt and a pair of orange Free City sweatpants. She also sported a white hat, which covered her blonde hair that she styled in a messy ponytail, and carried a purple water bottle in her hand.

Daisy May Cooper has made her red carpet debut with her new man after splitting from her husband Will Weston.The 35 year old This Country star attended the 2022 NME Awards, which she hosted with Lady Leshurr, alongside her beau at London's O2 Academy Brixton last night. And we can reveal him as private chef Ryan Weymouth after Daisy tagged him in a photo on her Instagram Story before later deleting it.The pair looked smitten together as he was seen planting a kiss on her cheek. A source told OK! : “Daisy was super loved up with Ryan on the red carpet.

Danny Dyer left daughter Dani Dyer in hysterics as he mocked her over her flirting admission.  The father and daughter duo discussed the topic of flirting during the latest instalment of their podcast, Sorted With The Dyers, when 25 year old Dani expressed her attraction towards delivery drivers. "I think it's difficult because I feel like you can just have them flirty relationships with people, and then it never develops into anything more.

Michael Kosser Adapted from “Let Your Love Flow: The Life and Times of the Bellamy Brothers” by David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy, Michael Kosser. DarBella PublishingThe Bellamy Brothers, one of the most successful and celebrated brother duos in country music, with millions of records sold and decades of sold-out gigs on the road, always knew who they were and where they came from. Before they hit No.

Love Is Blind's Shaina Hurley would like to set the record straight about her time on the reality dating show. And it's quite a different approach from the series' other perceived villain, Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee, who this week that he is “not sorry” about his behavior.Shaina opened up in a new interview with former Bachelor star Nick Viall for his podcast, In the episode Shaina blames some of the chaos on Netflix's editing of the show while also sharing the truth about whether or not she actually ghosted fiancé and what dating looks like for her now.“I know I'm definitely being portrayed as the villain, which sucks, but I guess it’s what you sign up for,” she says when discussing her portrayal on the second season of Netflix's popular dating show.

Ellise Shafer The Toronto Film Festival has banned all official Russian delegations from its 2022 edition following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, but will welcome work from independent Russian filmmakers into their programming.“As an arts organization dedicated to transforming the way people see the world through film, we support artists and their freedom of expression. TIFF will continue to include films from independent Russian filmmakers in our programming at the Toronto International Film Festival and year-round at TIFF Bell Lightbox,” festival organizers said in a statement to Variety on Thursday.

She may have moved into pop music, but Taylor Swift has secured herself a new record in the world of country. The star, 31, has seen her re-recording of her past hit "Love Story" -- now called "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" -- meet massive success.

Dolly fever is set to grip the nation all over again as the iconic country music singer makes a Late Late Show appearance.

The term ‘living legend’ is often thrown about but if anyone truly deserves the title it’s Dolly Parton.

Not content with delivering one of the best-loved Irish hits of all time, Chris de Burgh is now owning 2021 with his take on a Dolly Parton classic.

Moves have been made to halt plans to erect a statue of Dolly Parton on the grounds of Nashville’s State Capitol government building.

At 75, Dolly Parton has all but achieved sainthood. Beyond her immeasurable contributions to the American music canon, she has donated well over 100 million books to children worldwide through her Imagination Library program and provided $1 million in seed money that led to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

Dolly Parton is pushing back on a petitioned bill to erect a monument of her in her home state of Tennessee.State representative John Mark Windle introduced legislation last month to create and design a statue of the veteran songstress, 75, to honor her legacy and contributions, after more than 25,000 people signed a petition to replace a confederate statue with her likeness.Though admittedly 'humbled' by the offer, Parton spoke out on social media Thursday as she politely declined the idea from 'any and all consideration', adding that it did not seem 'appropriate.' A national treasure: Dolly Parton, 75, has declined Tennessee legislators' bill to erect a monument of her in place of confederate statues as she shared on social media that

Dolly Parton's statue won't grace the Tennessee Capitol anytime soon.

Entertainer Dolly Parton said that she has asked Tennessee lawmakers to pull a bill calling for the erection of a statue of her on the state Capitol grounds.

Dolly Parton is asking legislators not to consider a bill to erect a statue in her likeness at the moment.

This week’s Late Late Show is jam-packed with celebrities this Friday and it’s not one to miss.

American treasure has revealed that she will guest star on Tomlin and Fonda’s hit show “Grace and Frankie.”The Netflix series, which also stars Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, focuses on the unlikely friendship of two women whose longtime husbands leave them to marry each other. The streaming giant has renewed the series for a seventh and final season.

Lorraine Kelly apologised to viewers on Thursday’s show, having realised she’d been "looming" too close to the camera while filming.The Scottish presenter was joined by Barry Gibbs and Dolly Parton in a pre-recorded Zoom chat, chinwagging about their new duet, having harmonized a new version of the Bee Gees hit song Words.Filming the segment from her living room, Lorraine was excited to talk to the two music legends and accidentally brought her face too close to her iPad.After the interview wrapped, she apologised: "Sorry I was looming, I do apologise."I was very excited and I loomed."Showbiz correspondent Ross King, who appeared to host the next segment about celebrity culture live from Los Angeles, couldn’t help but poke fun at the ITV