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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

HISTORICAL FACTS: Julia roberts reveals dolly partons advice she never forgot - The Untold Story

  • Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at age 80 in Nashville, Tennessee, following a brief battle with cancer.
  • Julia Roberts remembered how a piece of advice from Parton on the set of the 1989 film Steel Magnolias taught her to never complain about her success.
  • Roberts recalled Parton refusing to complain about filming in extreme summer heat because she was grateful to have achieved her childhood dreams of being rich and famous.
  • The actress said that she took the advice to never complain very seriously and that she’s “never forgotten it.”
  • After the news of Parton’s death, Roberts paid tribute to her in a statement, saying: “Dolly was a magical and joyous human. I hold knowing her as a treasure in my life. The sun has dimmed today.”

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