By Randee Dawn
Now in her 60s, legendary country music singer Dolly Parton looks fabulous. But even if you account for great genes, there's something more than natural about her -- as she was happy to discuss with Ann Curry on TODAY Thursday, when she and Queen Latifah stopped in to promote their new film, "Joyful Noise."
"I've been at this so long that people have watched me grow up, and they've watched me grow old and they've watched me do everything in-between," said Parton. "I'm out there for the people. I love the public. And I don't think I have to hide anything from them."
In the film, Latifah and Parton play gospel choir singers who get into arguments and scraps -- including tossing some food at one another -- when their characters butt heads. In the course of things, Latifah's character also lobs some zingers about Parton's character's "procedures."
"You're so honest," said Curry to Parton, to which Latifah added, "She's so earthy."
Parton found it funny to be called that when she sees herself as an "artificial-looking thing."
Latifah recalled that Parton told her, "I had high heels in my high chair and I'll have 'em in my wheelchair."
"That's just who I am, 'cause I'm not a natural beauty like the two of you," the singer said, gesturing at Latifah and Curry.
Natural beauty aside, Parton explained that the appeal of the film is not watching them go at it but rather the music. Watch the two singers perform on the show:
"Anything to do with the music is very uplifting, especially gospel music," Parton said. "So I think people are responding to music these days because we want our souls to resonate, we really feel like we need to be lifted up, and this movie does that."
"Joyful Noise" opens in theaters on Jan. 13.
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