I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and says "Hi, Aunt Dolly." Or "Are you Aunt Dolly?" I love doing the show and I love Miley and Billy Ray [Cyrus]. I am proud to be her honorary Godmother.

You never know what's going to happen to you when you head out into the big world. And when you get older, you don't know how you're going to be thought of or seen.

A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.

In fact, I bought our first family television with my own money, putting it on credit and then paying it off every week.

If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad.

I'm just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I'm going through.