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Dolly Parton says she wants to take Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's firstborn baby as she thanks them for $2M donation to her charity
Dolly Parton has gushed over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's generosity as the couple's lavish wedding celebrations get underway in New York City. This week the...
This week the pair donated $2 million to Parton's Imagination Library, a book giveaway program founded over 30 years ago with the goal of 'fostering a love of reading' for children around the world.
Parton's program was just one of several that Swift and Kelce gave to, with the duo donating a whopping $26 million in total to various charities, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Feeding America.
In a clip shared to X on Friday, Parton personally thanked the couple and said she was 'overjoyed' by their philanthropy.
'Taylor and Travis, it's Dolly,' the Jolene singer began. 'I was just told that you two are making a donation of $2 million to my Imagination Library. Thank you, thank you, thank you!'
Dolly Parton said she was 'overjoyed' with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ahead of the couple's rumored Madison Square Garden wedding celebration
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Parton thanked the couple for donating $2 million to her book giveaway program, Imagination Library, in a sweet video; pictured in January 2024
'I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives,' she continued.
The 11-time Grammy winner followed up by asking them a question about the couple having children together.
She said jokingly and enthusiastically: 'So, hey, when you have your firstborn, can I have it? Because that is gonna be one special baby!'
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In the clip, Parton also jokingly asked the couple for their firstborn child and said the pair would have 'one special baby'
She also '[wished them] both the best,' and at the end of her clip, she sang the title of her hit song, I Will Always Love You, to Swift and Kelce
In the days leading up to their wedding extravaganza in New York City, it was reported that Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to a total of 10 charities across the country. One of them was Parton's book giveaway program; pictured in May
Parton's Imagination Library is a book giveaway program Parton founded over 30 years ago and gifts books each month to millions of children, according to their official website; pictured in August 2025
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The music superstar and her football player beau were spotted kicking off celebrations in New York City on Thursday.
Friends including Lena Dunham and Selena Gomez were spotted outside Madison Square Garden before the event.
On Friday, more celebrities touched down in the Big Apple for what is believed to be a larger party to be held at the stadium in the evening.
Steven Spielberg and Jay-Z were among the boldface names seen arriving in Manhattan hours before the beginning of Friday's festivities.
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