Dolly Parton has said she put her own health to the side while caring for her husband before his death last year.
The country music star, 80, has spoken about her ongoing health problems after she was forced to pull out of a Dollywood appearance earlier this month.
Parton missed the opening night of a new attraction at her Tennessee theme park earlier this month after experiencing dizziness and dehydration, with doctors advising her against travel.
In the aftermath of the cancelled appearance, she told People: “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.”
The Jolene singer was married to Carl Thomas Dean for almost 60 years until his death in March 2025, aged 82.
Parton added: “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health.
“But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn’t years ago. 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’.”
Her comments come amid a string of postponed or cancelled appearances and concerns for her health.
In May, Parton was forced to cancel a Las Vegas residency due to ill health, telling fans she was “truly sorry”.
She said that “everything I have is treatable”, but it would take a while “before I’m up to stage-performance level”.
Parton was originally due to perform six shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in December but was forced to postpone them due to unspecified “health challenges”.
Source: Press Association