Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus' godmother-goddaughter bond is well known. Now, thanks to a little DNA, we know their real family bond: They are blood relatives.

Dolly Parton, also known as “Aunt Dolly” to Hannah Montana fans, has revealed she shares ancestry with Miley Cyrus. The singers have a common relative born in the 18th century, making Parton the relative’s sixth great granddaughter and Cyrus the seventh great granddaughter.

Miley Cyrus has always shared a special bond with her godmother, Dolly Parton, but it turns out the duo is closer than they previously knew. A new Ancestry.com report reveals that Cyrus and Parton are distant relatives — 7th cousins once removed, to be precise.

Any fan of Dolly Parton knows by now that the country music favourite is uber-close to her goddaughter Miley Cyrus. Apparently, however, the duo's relationship goes back a lot further than Christening traditions, and the '9-5' singer herself had a pretty iconic reaction to the recent discovery that they're actually related by blood.

Dolly Parton has learned her special connection with goddaughter Miley Cyrus is even deeper than she originally thought.

Los Angeles, California - Yee-haw! Pop superstar Miley Cyrus has just discovered a surprising connection with her godmother and country music legend Dolly Parton. The 31-year-old artist came to the discovery after a recent Ancestry DNA test,

Most fans know that Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus‘ godmother, but it turns out their bond is even closer than that: They’re distant relatives. According to an Ancestry.com report obtained by Access Hollywood,