Aspiration in a mug
And believe us when we say that Parton made sure she and Reynolds had plenty of intimate moments on screen. After being asked by Rolling Stone about her thoughts on the film industry in 1980, she revealed that she had requested more passionate moments from the filmmakers. Of course, she did defend the kiss, saying, “Wouldn’t you feel like you wasted five bucks if you paid to watch [the movie] and you didn’t see me and Burt kiss?”
Putting lies to rest
There were rumours that the on-screen couple had continued their romance off-screen, but in 1982, Parton denied those rumours to People magazine. ‘We’re too good friends to want to screw it up havin’ an affair,’ she remarked. I hope that if/when Reynolds settles down and starts a family, his wife would accept me as a friend without suspecting that we were ever romantically involved.