It comes after the 79-year-old postponed her Vegas residency Dolly Parton’s sister has said she’s ‘up all night praying’ for the singer’s health after it was revealed she is undergoing ‘health challenges’. “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly,” Freida Parton wrote on Facebook. “Many of you know she hasn’t been […]

5 months ago

‘I’m just putting that all on hold’ Dolly Parton cancelled her appearance at her theme park, Dollywood, on Wednesday (September 17) due to health concerns. Parton was suffering from kidney stones and had been advised not to travel by her doctor. When Dolly’s performance was due, the country hitmaker (79) appeared through a pre-recorded video […]

6 months ago

“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate” Dolly Parton sang a version of her hit ‘Jolene’ re-written with vaccination-related lyrics, before receiving a coronavirus jab on Tuesday. The country legend got the vaccine developed by Moderna, which she helped fund. Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. @VUMChealth pic.twitter.com/38kJrDzLqC — […]

5 years ago

Dolly Parton has declined the offer to have a statue erected in her honour on the Tennessee Capitol grounds, saying it was not appropriate right now

5 years ago

She definitely deserves one Dolly Parton has revealed that she twice turned down the offer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom over the last four years. Speaking on The Today Show in the US, Dolly said she declined the accolade due to personal reasons. “I got offered the Freedom award from the Trump administration. I couldn’t […]

5 years ago

“And I looked up, and it was Dolly Parton.” Last month, it emerged that Dolly Parton had part-funded research into the development of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. For most people, that would be enough of a heroic deed for one year. But not Dolly. It has now been reported that she saved her 9-year-old co-star from […]

5 years ago