Dolly Parton 'Saved Life' Of Nine-Year-Old Actor Making Netflix Christmas Film

Dolly Parton 'saved the life' of a nine-year-old actor while making Netflix movie Christmas on the Square.

Talia Hill - the youngest of three siblings cast in the film - said she had gone to get a hot chocolate when the legendary singer-songwriter made a crucial intervention.

Speaking to Inside Edition, Talia said: "There is a vehicle moving and I was walking and then somebody grabbed me and pulled me back, and I looked up, and it was Dolly Parton.

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"I was like, surprised, I was like [gasp].

"And she was like, 'I am an angel you know', because she plays an angel in the movie - and I was in shock.

"She hugged me and said, 'I saved your life'."

Well Talia, sounds like you owe Dolly one - not just for saving your life, but also for providing you with a great story to share for the rest of said life.

In truth though, Talia is just one of countless people the 74-year-old singer-songwriter has helped to save.

Parton contributed towards funding the almost 95 percent effective Moderna coronavirus vaccine, having donated $1 million (£750,000) to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville - one of the vaccines trial sites - back in April.

Speaking on The One Show, she said she was 'so excited' to hear about its success.

She said: "I'm sure many millions of dollars from many people went into that.

"But I just felt so proud to have been part of that little seed money that will hopefully grow into something great and help to heal this world - Lord knows we need it!

"I'm a very proud girl today to know I had anything at all to do with something that's going to help us through this crazy pandemic."

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Her donation is also helping to fund further Covid-19 research at the center.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesperson, John Howser, told the BBC: "Her gift provided support for a pilot convalescent plasma study that one of our researchers was able to successfully complete.

"Funds from Dolly's gift are also supporting very promising research into monoclonal antibodies that act as a temporary vaccine for Covid. Two of these antibodies are now being tested by a global pharmaceutical firm."

Cheers Dolly - you're a lifesaver.

Topics: TV and Film, Celebrity, Dolly Parton

Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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