Matthew Settle Has His Sights On A Return To Dolly Parton's Dollywood

November 30, 2009: GOSSIP GIRL star MATTHEW SETTLE is planning a big return to DOLLY PARTON's Tennessee themepark, Dollywood - he has offered to drive the mule train at next year's (10) opening day parade.

The actor used to work at Dollywood and still has fond memories of the time he spent there.

Now he's planning to go back.

He tells BlogTalkRadio.com's Let's Do Lunch, 'I met Dolly when it just became Dollywood. She's beautiful and everyone in the world loves her. I was about 15 and she would introduce herself to all the workers there. She's probably the first celebrity I ever met.

'I ran her country music jamboree, which featured all the country music singers that came through... I'd sell their records by the train that would be passing through.

'I remember you'd get this incredible chili but you had to cover it when the train went by because there was so much soot falling from the train... I'll have to go back and look Dolly up and see if she wants me to drive the mule wagon in the parade.'

--IANS-WENN