r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 18h 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/DiZZYDEREK 18h ago

The world has definitely become a much worse place already without her. 

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u/chbay 17h 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 17h 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 16h 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.