Dolly Parton has said she put her own health to the side while caring for her husband before his death last year.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
The Jolene singer was married to Carl Thomas Dean for almost 60 years until his death in March 2025, aged 82.<\/p>\n
Parton added: “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health.<\/p>\n
“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!<\/p>\n
“Seriously, though, even though I’m still healin’, I’m still workin’.”<\/p>\n
Her comments come amid a string of postponed or cancelled appearances and concerns for her health. <\/p>\n
In May, Parton was forced to cancel a Las Vegas residency due to ill health, telling fans she was “truly sorry”.<\/p>\n
She said that “everything I have is treatable”, but it would take a while “before I’m up to stage-performance level”.<\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
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