Christie Brinkley, 69, says Dolly Parton, 77, should model for Sports Illustrated as she defends Dallas Cowboys singer’s cheer outfit from age critics: ‘You can’t define an icon by a number!’
Christie Brinkley wants Dolly Parton to join her in the ranks of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit models to prove to critics that age is just a number.
The 69-year-old Vacation alum liked her Instagram On Wednesday, she defended the country singer, 77, after she was accused of being too old to dress up as a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader during the NFL Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show.
“Anyone who has the audacity to suggest that the one and only Dolly Parton should dress her age needs to sit down!” Christie captioned a beautiful throwback photo of the two women posing together.
During Christie’s fiery defense of Dolly, she also suggested the “Jolene” singer clap back at trolls by donning a swimsuit for the famous Sports Illustrated spread.
“I’ll cut this short, like your amazing outfit, and just say: LOVE YOU DOLLY!” Maybe @si_swimsuit will be next?’ Christie wrote.
Christie Brinkley wants Dolly Parton to join her in the ranks of Sports Illustrated swimsuit models to prove to critics that age is just a number
The 69-year-old Vacation alum took to her Instagram on Wednesday to defend the 77-year-old country singer after she was accused of being too old to dress up as a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader; seen in November
“I’ll cut this short, like your amazing outfit, and just say: LOVE YOU DOLLY!” Maybe @si_swimsuit will be next?’ Christie wrote; Saw Dolly on Sunday
The supermodel – who has written about the magazine’s annual swimsuit issue a record four times – continued: ‘You should know that you can’t define an icon like Dolly Parton with a number! Also immeasurable are her talents, too many to count, her boundless good energy and vibrant humor, and her golden philanthropic heart full of love!
“And the fact that she can also rock a Dallas cheer outfit is inspiring and fun!” Oh and don’t forget @dollyparton is also topping the Billboard charts this week! Brava, go girl!’
If Dolly takes Christie’s encouraging words to heart and poses for the magazine, she will be in good company, as Martha Stewart did at age 81.
Christie wasn’t the only celebrity to defend Dolly’s choice of clothing. because Whoopi Goldberg also had some nice words for the naysayers on Monday’s episode of The View.
“Shame on you, shame on you all,” she said. “She’s someone who doesn’t care what you think.
“She is someone who thinks for herself, and I would like all of you haters to do half of what she did on that stage,” she continued.
“Show me any dance videos you haven’t cleaned up yet,” she said. “Don’t be dark, man. Life is too short.’
Parton’s younger sister, Stella, also came to the defense, telling critics to “f*** yourself” in a tweet shared on X.
The supermodel continued, “You should know that you can’t define an icon like Dolly Parton with a number.”
Christie has covered the magazine’s annual swimsuit issue four times
“Personally, I thought my big sister Dolly was really cute in her Dallas Cowboys cheerleading costume at the halftime show on Thanksgiving,” she wrote.
“To those of you who are so critical of a 77-year-old kicking up her heels, I say f*** yourselves. Shame on you, not her.”
The 10-time Grammy winner did not respond to the comments, but shared teasers ahead of her Thanksgiving performance and posted a promo for her rock album Rockstar.
During the holiday halftime show, she sang a medley of some of her biggest hits, including Jolene, 9 to 5, as well as covers of Queen’s We are the Champions and We Will Rock You.