'It's fun to look gaudy' Dolly Parton is as famous for her appearance as she is for her remarkable career. In an exclusive interview, Gavin Allen meets a country music legend who, underneath the plastic surgery, remains incredibly "real".(Features)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: July 4, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Gavin Allen

I 'M rarely comfortable with extravagance. My Rhondda Valley upbringing means I'm always very conscious of living to my means, even if I rarely manage to do it, and my means don't extend to The Dorchester Hotel on London's exclusive Park Lane.

Having arrived early for my interview with Dolly Parton, I wait in the bar where a quick glance at the menu reveals the cost of a steak sandwich is pounds 30 and a gin and tonic costs pounds 11.50: my discomfort ratchets up several notches.

Later, as I wait outside Parton's room, Jake Shears, front man with ...

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