Published On Apr 3, 2023
Dolly Parton impersonator's incredible transformation and 'I Will Always Love You' impression.
The voice is unmistakable. Pure soft Tennessee, with a hint of a lisp that makes it all the more charming. As the opening bars of the iconic ballad I Will Always Love You filter through the air, eyes closed, I am transported to my own little Dollywood, basking in the glow of my private performance from country-singing powerhouse Dolly Parton. Except... I'm actually in rural England and my entertainer for the afternoon - while at 5 ft in her stockinged feet the same height as the diminutive Dolly - is not peroxide blonde but quite clearly brunette. Goodness, though, Kelly O'Brien doesn't half sound like Dolly - and once she has been transformed by make-up, costumes and wigs, she looks extraordinarily like her, too. So like her, in fact, that it's her full-time job: repeatedly crowned the UK's best Dolly tribute act.
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