--- title: Dolly Parton Approves of Miley Cyrus' Fiancé Liam Hemsworth description: Dolly Parton, who's the godmother of singer Miley Cyrus, has given her blessing to Cyrus' fiance, Liam Hemsworth. canonical: https://time.com/4982019/dolly-parton-approves-of-miley-cyrus-fiance-liam-hemsworth/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-13T20:52:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:28.093Z og:title: Dolly Parton Approves of Miley Cyrus' Fiancé Liam Hemsworth og:description: "And he is as nice as he is good looking" og:url: https://time.com/4982019/dolly-parton-approves-of-miley-cyrus-fiance-liam-hemsworth/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a2b52363509e7e2/6988e1e822fb85817ae2345e/dolly-parton-miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Variety And Women In Film's 2017 Pre-Emmy Celebration - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dolly Parton Approves of Miley Cyrus' Fiancé Liam Hemsworth twitter:description: "And he is as nice as he is good looking" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a2b52363509e7e2/6988e1e822fb85817ae2345e/dolly-parton-miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dolly Parton Has Issued Her Approval of Miley Cyrus' Fiancé ## Video: Dolly Parton: How She Makes a Livin' MONEY [Watch (HLS stream): Dolly Parton: How She Makes a Livin' MONEY](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mPmObPqw.m3u8) (1:22)  _Published 2017-04-04. Dolly Parton is bringing in some serious cash._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 13, 2017 8:52 PM UTC  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Dolly Parton attends Variety and Women In Film's 2017 pre-Emmy celebration at Gracias Madre on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Dolly Parton attends Variety and Women In Film's 2017 pre-Emmy celebration at Gracias Madre on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 13, 2017 8:52 PM UTC [Dolly Parton](http://time.com/4513643/dolly-parton-rupaul-bffs/) might be a country music icon but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t make time to share that she approves of her goddaughter [Miley Cyrus’s](http://time.com/4977564/miley-cyrus-carpool-karaoke-2/) fiancé [Liam Hemsworth](http://time.com/4435543/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-carpool-karaoke/). The 71-year-old singer gave her glowing approval of Hemsworth’s face and character during an interview on Australian show [_Sunrise_](https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/sunrise/-/watch/37451052/dolly-parton-chats-to-sunrise/). “Well, I have to say, Liam, her sweet boyfriend is about the most-handsome thing I’ve ever seen,” Parton said. “And he is as nice as he is good looking.” Parton was quick to note that the longtime couple is a pair that complements each other. “She really lucked up with him,” she said. “But I think he lucked up with her too. 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