Country music legend Dolly Parton posted a video on Instagram Wednesday to prove she’s “not dead yet” and reassure her fans after her sister asked people to pray for her the day before.
The American singer, 79, recently canceled six concerts she was due to give in December in Las Vegas, postponing them until September 2026. A decision that generated rumors about her state of health, which she wanted to silence by publishing a video that shows her at work, smiling and well made up, filming advertisements in front of a green screen.
“Do you think I look sick? I work hard here,” she says in this video where she writes in the caption: “I’m not dead yet!” He added: “There are a lot of rumors going around, so I thought if you heard it from me in person, you would know that I’m fine. I don’t think God is done with me and I’m not done working.”
On Tuesday, her sister Freida Parton added to fans’ fears by asking for prayers for her. “I truly believe in the power of prayer and felt moved to ask everyone who loves her in the world to be prayer warriors and pray with me,” she said on Facebook, confiding that she “spent all night praying for (her) sister.”
“Stay closer to home”
Although she acknowledged some health problems, Dolly Parton preferred to have fun with the emotion aroused by this message, which some interpreted as a sign of imminent death.
“I appreciate your prayers, because I am a person of faith, (…), but I want you to know that I am fine,” he insisted. The interpreter of jolene She explained that she had somewhat neglected her health after her husband’s death and now had to deal with these problems. “Nothing serious. But I had to cancel some things to be able to stay closer to home,” he summarized.
In addition to her concerts in Las Vegas, the artist also canceled her participation in the Honorary Oscar ceremony, where she was going to sing on November 17, according to several American media reports.
Dolly Parton became a huge star in the 1970s, with singles like Shield of many colorsfollowed by hits like I will always love youcovered by Whitney Houston, and 9 to 5.
Source: BFM TV
