Dolly Parton Says She’s Met Billy Ray Cyrus’ Fiancee Firerose: ‘She Seemed Like a Sweet Girl’

18.01.2023 - 18:57 / usmagazine.com

All in the family! Dolly Parton revealed what she thinks about Billy Ray Cyrus’ fiancée, Firerose, after his split from Tish Cyrus.

“Well, we talk. He did my Christmas special, the Mountain Magic Christmas,” Parton, 76, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 17, while promoting her latest Duncan Hines collaboration. “We got a chance to talk a lot and I got to meet his girlfriend.”

The “Jolene” songstress recalled her encounter with Firerose, 34, saying, “She seemed like a sweet girl.”

Parton explained that she hasn’t chatted with Billy Ray, 61, since he announced his engagement to the Australian songwriter in October 2022 — but they are still close. “I love Billy Ray like I love Miley [Cyrus]. They’re family,” she said of the father-daughter duo. “He’s like a brother to me and she’s like a daughter.”

The 9 to 5 alum, who is Miley’s godmother, teamed up with both Billy Ray and Miley, 30, for her holiday special, which aired on NBC last month. She then cohosted Miley Cyrus’ New Year’s Eve Party with the “Wrecking Ball” songstress to ring in 2023 from Miami.

The “Achy Breaky Heart” crooner, for his part, began the new year cozied up to his fiancée. “Hope your 2023 is off to an amazing start!” Billy Ray captioned an Instagram photo with Firerose on January 4.

The Kentucky native’s new romance came shortly after his estranged wife, Tish, filed for divorce for a third time in April 2022.

Tish, 55, and Billy Ray initially separated October 2010, but the “Old Town Road” singer dropped the divorce filing in March 2011. Two years later, Tish filed her own set of documents to end the duo’s marriage. Us confirmed in July 2013 that the pair — who tied the knot in 1993 — had reconciled. Their third split, however, appears to be