Dolly Parton's Dallas Cowboys cheerleader costume caught husband Carl's attention: 'It's a little short'

Actress and model Christie Brinkley cheers on Dolly Parton, telling her to consider modeling after Parton’s Dallas Cowboys performance and outfit.

Dolly Parton really went big and then went straight home after performing at the Dallas Cowboys halftime show this past Thanksgiving. The country legend made quite an entrance by donning the team's famous cheerleader outfit for her performance, only to board a private plane and head straight home once it was over.

Her iconic attire elicited an enormous reaction online; people stunned that Parton, 77, was rocking tiny shorts and a little bra top. She added a sequined, albeit transparent, bodysuit to her ensemble, for a little more coverage.

"I was doing it to be funny. Thought it might cute to do it since I'm there with all those Dallas cheerleaders. Of course, everyone always loves them. My husband as well," Parton told Page Six of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean.

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Dolly Parton admitted she was shocked by how much press she garnered by wearing the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader outfit during the halftime show on Thanksgiving. (Getty Images)

"I thought, ‘If I can, if I could pull this off, that’d be a cool little thing to do.’ And I thought, ‘Well, I’m going to give it a try,'" she explained. "I thought most people would excuse me if it didn't turn out. I thought they'd just think I was some older woman making a bad mistake. Or I thought, well, maybe it'd just be something cool to do."

"It turned out better than I thought it was going to. I just wanted to dress like the cheerleaders. Why not? I'm there!"

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