Las Vegas Weekly

May 18, 2010 · 12:14 PM

Photos: Maria Menounos’ Madcap morph into Dolly Parton

By Robin Leach

Maria Menounos makes a special appearance as Dolly Parton in Legends at Harrah's on April 22, 2010.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

If it happens in Las Vegas, it’s likely to wind up on national television and be posted on VegasDeLuxe.com! Access Hollywood correspondent Maria Menounos wrapped a series of Maria’s Madcap Adventures, which are airing this week on the syndicated entertainment news show.

A regular visitor to Sin City, Maria wanted to appear as Dolly Parton in Legends at Harrah’s complete with the wig, the bust line and the kitten heels. Our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was backstage to capture these behind-the-scenes and show shots.

“She was really great in the role of Dolly,” Erik said. “She performed ‘9 to 5’ solo and was then joined onstage by the real Dolly Parton impersonator. Maria told everybody she’s a huge Dolly Parton fan.”

Until then, nobody in the audience guessed that it was Maria fulfilling a dream to appear in the show. The Dolly Parton episode airs today on Access Hollywood and during this week, viewers also will see Maria in a Justin Bieber recording session, a performance with New Kids on the Block and a dance in a Broadway show.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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