This Little Boy’s Reaction to Seeing Dolly Parton Is All of Us [Watch]

A young Dolly Parton fan had an unforgettable experience watching her procession through Dollywood last Friday (March 14), and his reaction is going viral on social media.

The eight-year-old boy screams, cheers, and clutches his face as Parton passes by. All of the fans watching were thrilled to see her, but this young fan’s reaction stood out.

It’s easy to see why he was so star-struck: not only was he meeting the country legend for the first time, but she recognized him as well. Parton pointed him out in the crowd, waved, and smiled, delighted by his enthusiasm.

“Who was it?” asks someone behind the camera, most likely his parent, as they focus the camera on the young boy’s face after Parton’s carriage passes by.

“Dolly!” he screeches back, clutching his face with his hands.

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In the video’s comments section, TikTok users quickly expressed their support for the boy’s reaction.

“Honestly, everybody else is under-reacting,” someone wrote.

“If Dolly Parton acknowledged my existence you best believe I’d be screaming, too,” another person replied.

“Why would I have the same reaction at 22 years old,” a third said.

Parton’s appearance at Dollywood to celebrate the park’s 2025 season opening was her first since her husband Carl Dean died on March 3. At the time, she stated that attending events like this one is a welcome way for her to fill the “hole in her heart” left by the loss.

She also stated that she was “doing better than I thought I would,” given that she and Dean had been together for six decades before his death.

“I’ve been with him for 60 years.” So I’ll have to re-learn some of the things we did. But I’ll keep him close,” Parton explained.

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