Dolly Parton gave an update on her health days before her death

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCountry music icon Dolly Parton gave an update on her health on Friday, just days before her death at the age of 80. In an interview with People on Aug. 21, she said she neglected her own medical needs while caring for her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025. The legendary singer recently missed the opening of a new attraction at her Dollywood theme park in Tennessee after suffering from dizziness and dehydration, prompting her doctor to advise against travel. However, she said that her health issues had been “magnified” by social media. “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told People. “But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn’t years ago.”She continued, “I used to joke that I was the Queen of the Tabloids, but now I guess I can say I’m the Queen of Social Media AI! Seriously, though, even though I’m still healin’, I’m still workin’.”In fullDolly Parton issues health update after going through ‘hard times’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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