Dolly Parton shares health update with fans after “hard times”

Dolly Parton has shared a health update with fans amid ongoing issues in the wake of her late husband’s passing. The country icon was married to Carl Dean for 58 years before his death last March, and has been open about how her grief has also impacted her physical health, saying she felt “worn down and worn out” earlier this year. “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,” she told People on Friday (August 21). “It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” she said, noting that in the early ’80s she was “down for several months with female issues”. “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’.” Parton also told the outlet that she was looking into ways to bring fans new experiences, and said she was working alongside various companies to create “avatar performances”. The update comes after Parton – who now ranks among the most popular public figure...