Celebrities React To Dolly Parton’s Death At 80

Dolly Parton has died at 80, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced in a video on Aug. 25. “Dolly opened doors — not just for me, but for her entire family, to reach the potential we didn’t even know was possible,” Seaver said in his statement. “Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians, and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent. By her example, we believed that anything was possible.”

Indeed, Parton’s impact as a multi-hyphenate entertainer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist could be felt in the countless tributes that poured in following the news of her passing. Here’s how friends, loved ones, and fellow celebrities have reacted to Parton’s death.

Sally Field

“If there are truly angels on earth, then we have just lost one,” Sally Field wrote of her Steel Magnolias castmate alongside a sweet throwback photo. “There will never be another. I adored her with all my heart and will always cherish our time together. Forever. Rest in peace beautiful Dolly.”

Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire shared a collection of photos with her pal Parton through the years. “Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth,” she wrote. “Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart. There will never ever be another you.”

McEntire said her friend would “have a blast in heaven singing all her favorite songs with all her family and friends who have gone on before her” — adding that she’ll “never forget” her first or last meeting with Parton. “I hold it with love in my heart. I will always love you,” she signed off, nodding to the beautiful farewell song later covered by Whitney Houston.

Dionne Warwick

Fellow music legend Dionne Warwick shared a photo of her on stage with Parton, writing: “I will certainly miss her laugher, jokes and her being. Rest well and in total peace my friend. My heart is heavy.”

Kelly Clarkson

“Dolly Parton had a way of making everyone feel special, and seen, and welcomed, and as if you were old friends,” Kelly Clarkson wrote. “I will miss her heart and her voice as I am sure millions will. What an incredible gift and talent she was and still is with an amazing catalogue of art she has left behind for all of us.”

Colman Domingo

“Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness. What a light,” wrote Colman Domingo. “We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her.”

Jamie Lee Curtis

“They say don’t meet your heroes. They were wrong about her,” Jamie Lee Curtis captioned a photo of her and Parton. “Her bravery to know that she was more than they thought she was and that she needed to break away and move on into new work and new possibilities led her to write I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, as her way of thanking and loving, but moving on. She is a great example for us all.”

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves wrote that “the world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden,” adding of Parton’s late husband: “So glad she’s with her Carl Dean.”

Maren Morris

Maren Morris remembered Parton with a throwback video of them singing together, writing: “There will never be another. @dollyparton was who we could all agree on. she was and is such a light.”

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