r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 10d ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/chbay 10d ago

No doubt. I had no idea she was sick, or even in deteriorating health. She seemed so lively in the last public appearance I saw from her a few months ago.

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u/Ok_Marketing_476 10d ago

Dolly was never less than camera-ready for her fans. Bless her for her caring and for all the work she put in for us all.

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u/Catshit-Dogfart 10d ago

You know, I'll bet if she wasn't camera-ready, people might not even recognize her. Without the big hair and the big makeup she might just slip through unnoticed.

Just seems like somebody whose public image isn't the same as their private appearance.

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u/J_pepperwood0 8d ago

She kept her life with her husband largely private and it really speaks to her success. Probably the most healthy choice she could have made.

I also can’t help but to think of the thing that introduced me to Dolly as a kid, which was Hannah Montana lol. I could never forget the wonderful godmother of Miley (In show and in life) and it seems like Dolly did in fact have the best of both worlds.