Lewis Capaldi beams with Dolly Parton as he says meeting star was a 'dream come true'
Lewis Capaldi has been snapped posing for a picture with country music icon Dolly Parton. The Scots singer met the US star in Nashville while he performed a show there last week.
The Someone You Loved hitmaker shared the snap of the pair on Instagram as they both beamed for the camera. He captioned the photo: "Good golly, miss Dolly" as delighted fans rushed to the comments to share their excitement over the 'duo they didn't know they needed'.
Lewis' post sparked speculation that the pair may be collaborating on a new project. One wrote: "If this is a collab I won't be able to sleep until I hear it. All in favour?! Let's do this!"
Another chimed in: "If this is a collab, it'll hands down be the most unexpectedly brilliant thing to happen this year!!x" A third said: "I don't know whether i am more jealous of lewis or dolly." A fourth joked: "America's Sweetheart AND Dolly Parton !?"
It comes as Lewis made his return to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night on July 14 during his visit to New York City.
The 28-year-old shared an image of his name on the door of a dressing room at The Tonight Show to his Instagram Stories as he captioned it: "Tonight!!!"
Speaking about his run in with Dolly, he told host Jimmy: "She was great, she was lovely. She was so good and she really struggled to understand what I was saying I believe as most people in America do.
"She was very polite and it was a bit of a dream come true. It was like meeting the queen or something."
Lewis then cheekily added: "Better than meeting the queen actually, there I said it".
Humble as always about his brand new UK no.1 single Survive, Fallon announced to the audience that Lewis would be performing his latest track in the studio as the crowd cheered.
In true Capaldi fashion, the Scots star quipped back: "I wouldn't clap as it's currently underperforming in America."
Lewis dropped his new single last month just hours before his secret return to Glastonbury, two years on from his debut at the legendary music festival in 2023, which saw him unable to finish his performance due to his Tourette's Syndrome.
Reflecting on his meltdown on stage in 2023, Lewis said: "The first time did not go well. I had what the children would refer to as a bit of a menty B. A bit of a mental breakdown on stage. Nothing too serious.
"I have Tourettes so I used to tic quite a lot and I still do but I used to do this thing with my shoulder and it became really uncontrollable and I had a panic attack on stage at Glastonbury and I couldn't finish the song.
"It happened a couple of times at shows and stuff but I think because this one was so publicised and had so many eyes on it, it really made me think I need to go and get this sorted, I can't keep doing this to myself."
However, his return to the Pyramid Stage on June 27 after a two year break from the spotlight saw Capaldi come back with a bang.
Speaking about how he felt in the run up to it, Lewis said: "It was terrifying. In the lead up to it I was like this is horrific, I've made a terrible decision and then we did it and it was really beautiful and lovely.
"It went exactly as I hoped and it was probably the best day of my life - until I assume when I have a child I'll be like maybe, Glastonbury was still better."
It seems Lewis is now back for good, much to the delight of his fans after he announced a UK tour last week which sold out in just minutes.
The 28-year-old will play four dates in Scotland this coming September, with two nights at Aberdeen's P&J Live on September 10 and 11, and two nights at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on September 13 and 14.
Lewis told the audience on The Tonight show: "You can try and get tickets but they're sold out baby so fat chance."
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