{"id":197965,"date":"2025-10-08T19:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/dolly-parton-dead-not-so-fast-ailing-singer-says\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:53:19","slug":"dolly-parton-dead-not-so-fast-ailing-singer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/dolly-parton-dead-not-so-fast-ailing-singer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Dead? Not So Fast, Ailing Singer Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton is alive, folks.<\/p>\n<p>And seemingly pretty well.<\/p>\n<p>One day after her sister Freida told folks she\u2019d been \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/dolly-partons-sister-asks-for-prayer-amid-singers-medical-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up all night praying<\/a>\u201d for the star, the legendary artist addressed concerns about her recent health issues in a video posted to social media.<\/p>\n<p>In short? She\u2019s not dead, Parton claims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-100825-2343659f6f8944c1a176072b16ce1241.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537270 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-100825-2343659f6f8944c1a176072b16ce1241.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-100825-2343659f6f8944c1a176072b16ce1241-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-100825-2343659f6f8944c1a176072b16ce1241.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Talking to fans from the set doing some commercials for the Grand Ole Opry, the singer said that \u201clately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am,\u201d continuing as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I look sick to you? I\u2019m working hard here! Anyway, I wanted to put everybody\u2019s mind at ease, those of you that seem to be real concerned, which I appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate your prayers, \u2019cause I\u2019m a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything. But I want you to know that I\u2019m okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton went on to note that some of her \u201cproblems\u201d were connected to the aftermath of her husband Carl Dean\u2019s death in March, when she neglected her own health. <\/p>\n<p>The spouses were married for 58 years before Dean passed away on March 3 at age 82.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537160 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2206135999-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton\u2019s Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBack when my husband Carl was very sick, that was for a long time, and then when he passed, I didn\u2019t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things go that I should\u2019ve been taking care of,\u201d she went on. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo anyway, when I got around to it, the doctor said, we need to take care of this. We need to take care of that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home, closer to Vanderbilt [University Medical Center], where I\u2019m kind of having a few treatments here and there, but I wanted you to know that I\u2019m not dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton is 79 years old.<\/p>\n<p>She announced on September 28 that she had to postpone her residency \u2014 which was scheduled to run from December 4 to December 13 at the Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace \u2014 until September 2026 due to \u201chealth challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537161 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2196412673-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton attends \u201cDolly: An Original Musical\u201d fireside chat and press conference at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on January 28, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures,\u201d the icon explained in her Instagram post. \u201cAs I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it\u2019s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/dolly-parton-shows-health-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continued Parton last month<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fair and reasonable and, yes, a tad bit concerning.<\/p>\n<p>But Parton\u2019s sister made things even <em>more<\/em> concerning when she asked for the aforementioned prayers\u2026 prior to clarifying that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-health-update-after-prayer-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\u2019t mean to cause panic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1024x976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1024x976.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-2048x1951.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-960x915.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1080x1029.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1200x1143.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1024x976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537159 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1024x976.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-2048x1951.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-960x915.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1080x1029.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-1200x1143.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2215994250-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton attends the opening of Country Music Hall of Fame\u00c2\u00ae and Museum\u2019s new exhibit \u2018Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker\u2019 at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (GETTY)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Concluded Parton this time around, after assuring fans she had no plans to retire:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you\u2019d know that I was okay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo anyhow, that\u2019s what I wanted to say and I\u2019m not ready to die yet. I don\u2019t think God is through with me and I ain\u2019t done working. So I love you for caring, and keep praying for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/dolly-parton-dead-not-so-fast-ailing-singer-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Dolly Parton is alive, folks. And seemingly pretty well. One day after her sister Freida told folks she\u2019d been \u201cup all night praying\u201d for the star, the legendary artist addressed concerns about her recent health issues in a video posted to social media. In short? She\u2019s not dead, Parton claims. 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