Dolly made them promise not to tell anyone, but Jennifer put the anecdote in her autobiography.

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Roseanne was the first one to tell the story publicly, though, as a guest on Craig Ferguson's show in 2011.

Do you know who's totally tattooed? I shouldn't even tell this. Dolly Parton is totally tattooed…She showed me. She's got all these awesome tattoos all over body—no black or blue lines, all like, pastel gorgeous bows all over everything.

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The rumor is that her tattoos are strategically placed to cover up the scars from her different breast augmentation surgeries.

Dolly herself had inadvertently revealed one of her tattoos on her arm in 1996 on The Tonight Show when Jay Leno peeked down the shoulder cut-out of her top.

Since then, Dolly has been really careful with her wardrobe so as not to reveal her ink. She always wears long-sleeve tops, and even when she has on a sheer blouse, she wears an undergarment—sort of like pantyhose that hook down around her hands (like in the photo up top).

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But there are some instances where she isn't so careful and her tattoos are visible in paparazzi photos or at public events, like in 2006 at the 25th anniversary party for 9 to 5.

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