{"id":196698,"date":"2025-10-08T03:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196698\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T03:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:03:08","slug":"dolly-partons-sister-speaks-out-over-singers-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196698\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton’s sister speaks out over singer’s health concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolly Parton’s sister has asked fans to pray for the American country singer, who has postponed several concerts due to health issues.<\/p>\n

Parton, 79, last week delayed her upcoming Las Vegas gigs due to unspecified “health challenges,” and disclosed that she was set to undergo multiple medical procedures.<\/p>\n

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately,” Freida Parton wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me.”<\/p>\n

\"Dolly<\/p>\n

Freida Parton took to Facebook to address her sister’s health concerns. (Supplied: Facebook\/Freida Parton)<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton had been set to perform six nights of sold-out shows in December at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n

The “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” singer scrapped those dates last week because her current health meant she would not “be able to rehearse and put together the show that you want to see”.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton’s glittery career<\/p>\n

Parton told her millions of followers that she was not ending her career just yet, and said new dates were set for next September.<\/p>\n

“Don’t worry about me quittin’ the business because God hasn’t said anything about stopping yet,” she said.<\/p>\n

“But I believe he is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you.”<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton nominated for Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolly Parton and Eminem are nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Parton became a major star in the 1970s, with singles including “Coat of Many Colors,” and followed up with smash hits like “I Will Always Love You,” famously covered by Whitney Houston, and “9 to 5”.<\/p>\n

She is due to receive an honorary Oscar next month, but Hollywood trade publication Variety said Parton is no longer expected to attend the Los Angeles ceremony.<\/p>\n

Her sister Freida ended her plea for prayers Tuesday with an upbeat note.<\/p>\n

“She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

“Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!”<\/p>\n

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