<p id=”par-1_66″>In the years <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/dolly-parton/”>Dolly Parton</a> was on Porter Wagoner’s show, many viewers wondered if they were <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-relationships/?swcfpc=1″>romantically</a> involved. Some people simply assumed they were a couple; when Parton left the show, people offered her condolences on her divorce. While Parton and Wagoner denied any romance between them, he did admit to having a relationship with the singer before Parton. She left the show because of it.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-porter-wagoner-had-an-affair-with-the-singer-on-his-show-before-dolly-parton”>Porter Wagoner had an affair with the singer on his show before Dolly Parton</h2>
<p id=”par-2_36″>Before Parton joined <em>The Porter Wagoner Show</em>, the “girl singer” was Norma Jean Beasler. She was on the show from 1961 to 1967. She became <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/dolly-parton-nearly-booed-off-stage-first-porter-wagoner-appearance.html/”>popular with his fans</a> and saw individual success because of it. </p>
<p id=”par-3_23″>By the mid 1960s, Beasler had begun a romantic relationship with Wagoner. She reportedly wanted things to be more serious than he did.</p>
<p id=”par-4_27″>“With me, business always comes first; any kind of love affair is much farther down the line,” he said, per the book <a href=”https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/smart-blonde-stephen-miller/1145147113″><em>Smart Blonde</em></a> by Stephen Miller.</p>
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<p id=”par-5_13″>Their relationship ultimately led to the end of her time on the show.</p>
<p id=”par-6_22″>“My affair got so intense, Norma Jean and I both decided it would [be] best if she left my show,” Wagoner said. </p>
<p id=”par-7_28″>She got married when she left, and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/porter-wagoner-revealed-knew-dolly-parton-join-show.html/”>Parton joined the show</a>. Many people believed Wagoner fell deeply in love with her, though Parton said she kept things platonic.</p>