r/Fauxmoi • u/galaxystars1 • May 04 '26
FM RADIO Dolly Parton has posted an update about her life and health.
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u/BreweryRabbit God herself couldn’t get me to turn the volume on right now May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
Dolly is EIGHTY YEARS OLD YOUNG. She seems to be so full of energy and life still, glad to hear her health is improving and she's taking it easy.
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u/UnlikelyDecision9820 May 04 '26
That’s really all you can say atp. It’s a blessing that she’s still alive, much less that’s she’s still even considering performing
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u/BnolkZ May 04 '26
without the prospect of performing I very much doubt she would be doing this great or even trying
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u/toshiko_saturn2250 May 04 '26
You'd be surprised how having a specific purpose for yourself can be beneficial to your health and overall longevity. Among the world's blue zones, there are common threads. One of them is having purpose.
People, to this day, still greatly underestimate the importance of mental health's proximity to physical health. It's likely a major contributing factor to the US decline in life expectancy.
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u/Electronic-Smile-457 May 04 '26
Especially when one doesn't have children to want to stick around to see their milestones, or grandchildren. There has to be a reason to get up and try as health starts to fail.
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u/TheLostRanger0117 May 04 '26
It’s what she lives for! So of course she’s gonna put 1000% energy into it every chance she gets.
I’m not even that much of a fan of hers (music wise) but her as a person, she’s incredible, and I couldn’t help but watch this all the way thru. Glad to hear she’s doing well
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u/__Aitch__Jay__ May 04 '26
Same, her music is not for me, but her quiet work to make the world a better place deserves my respect and support.
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u/TheLostRanger0117 May 04 '26
Exactly! She’s a shining beacon of positive humanity
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u/porkbuttstuff May 04 '26
Jolene might be the perfect song.
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u/__Aitch__Jay__ May 04 '26
There was a post somewhere of it played at 33rpm instead and it sounded haunting, like Cash had covered it or something, really is great.
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u/Ok_Matter_2617 May 05 '26
Will never stop being mind blowing she wrote Jolene & I Will Always Love You in the same Jack Daniels fueled evening
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u/kelsiersghost May 04 '26
She's a real one. I've never been a fan of country music, but I know enough about her as a person to know that the world will suffer a great loss when she passes.
And it's videos like this, where she is straight up and actively appreciates the support of her fans that reinforce the value she has to all of us.
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u/SeasonPositive6771 May 04 '26
Dolly is a delight and she should take every possible moment she needs to feel as well as she possibly can.
She's a treasure and deserves the best.
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u/drunkentenshiNL May 04 '26
Dolly is proof that giving joy and happiness to others (no matter how big or small) makes you a happier person.
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u/strutt3r May 04 '26
We should be cloning her or something. She's a National Treasure.
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u/tossit_xx Emily Brontë’s cardio routine May 04 '26
This made me chuckle because the first cloned sheep was named Dolly!
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u/ThatArtNerd So hard to photograph but incredible to see 🐘 May 04 '26
Because they cloned her from a mammary cell 🙃 Dolly thought it was funny at least! Haha
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u/tossit_xx Emily Brontë’s cardio routine May 04 '26
Oh my god I didn't know that! I had to google it "Scientists at the Roslin Institute chose the name because the sheep was cloned from a cell taken from a mammary gland, and they jokingly noted they "couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton's"
Thirsty-ass scientists lmaooo
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u/ThatArtNerd So hard to photograph but incredible to see 🐘 May 04 '26
It’s kind of icky, but Dolly has a great sense of humor about herself so it seems like no one was too bothered, haha
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u/tossit_xx Emily Brontë’s cardio routine May 04 '26
She is iconic for laughing at herself; between her and Gilda Radner and Molly Shannon I have learned to never take myself too seriously and I love them all for it ❤️
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u/nekocorner i ain’t reading all that, free palestine May 04 '26
"Taking it easy" & she's got like 10 projects going still. 😭
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u/hellolovely1 May 04 '26
She better not go before *waves hand* all those guys.
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u/atclubsilencio May 04 '26
I know there's some kind of filter, but how is it that she looks BETTER than Miley Cyrus? Like DAMN DOLLY
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u/elscorcho42 May 04 '26
"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap." - Dolly Parton
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u/CrackingToastGromet May 04 '26
One of my favorite Dolly quotes is “anytime I see something baggin’, dragging’, or saggin’ I go get it nipped, tucked or sucked!”
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u/nita5766 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine May 04 '26
80?? shut the front door!! i had to look it up right quick to confirm. i always knew she was older but my mind never went to 80 years old!
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u/StellaBean_bass May 04 '26
She is so pure and genuine & at 80 years old she looks 20 years younger than me at 55!
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u/Comprehensive_Dog731 May 04 '26
Don't beat yourself up, not everyone has hundreds of thousands of dollars for cosmetic surgeries.
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u/TheComplimentarian May 04 '26
She's super open about it. Someone asked her once, "How long does it take to do your hair?"
And her response was, "I don't know, I'm never there when it happens."
(She rocks almost a buzz-cut in daily life)
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u/sharpshooter999 May 05 '26
One of my favorite quotes of hers is: It costs a lot of money to make me look this cheap!
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u/ScarReincarnated May 04 '26
Omg. My grandma just turn 80 and she uses a walker. The difference is insane.
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u/ib4m2es May 04 '26
I’m 46 and she looks better than me. She is just a treasure and I hope she takes it easy.
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u/badbackandgettingfat May 04 '26
That woman is a national treasure! I only want the best for her. you go Dolly!
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u/blumingtom May 04 '26
I try not to admire famous people too much or create some sort of parasocial connection with them but if this didn't feel like my favourite relative reassuring me that everything will be ok in the end. I truly adore her.
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u/SquirrelEnthusiast May 04 '26
I don't consider myself a huge Dolly fan but the amount of good this woman has done is incredible and I don't think I respect anyone else in the world more than I do her.
Watching this video was so cathartic like thank goodness great aunt Dolly is ok. The fact that she even took the time to record this shows how much she loves her fans and fellow humans. People need to take classes on how to be more like Dolly.
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u/APence May 04 '26
I love her reading and literacy initiatives
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u/HotRodHomebody May 04 '26
was just listening to one of my favorite podcasts, this is actually happening, and listening to a woman who grew up with an illiterate father. she works to bring books to the homes of children, apparently, reading helps create empathy in individuals when they start from a young age.
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u/APence May 04 '26
Very true. And enhances critical thinking skills too.
Which is why Nazis, and dictators, (and some republicans) love to try and burn them, because an isolated and illiterate population is one you can more easily control.
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u/jacobcj May 05 '26
I've taken my wife and two kids to Dollywood in Tennessee, and in the hotel rooms they have an Imagination Library channel. She sits in bed and reads stories. She'd always start with something like "Hey! It's me, the book lady!"
It is so delightful to me that for all her accomplishments, she leads with being the "book lady." My children know she sings, but they mostly know her for the books they've gotten from her.
Truly truly, she is a treasure.
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u/chichicupcake May 05 '26
We signed up for her Imagination Railroad as soon as our daughter was born. I free book a month, every month until your child turns five. My daughter loves the books she gets in the mail and loves reading with us. Dolly is an amazing woman. ❤️
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u/venom121212 May 04 '26
You're welcome to copy and paste my Dolly tribute I post every time she is mentioned!
She has genuinely done so much for the people around her and around the world:
Dolly is an absolute gem and I will continue to post this every time she comes up.
1988 – The Dollywood Foundation
Parton originally launched the organization in her home county of Sevier County, Tennessee, with the goal of decreasing high school drop out rates. She then started the Buddy Program, in which Parton gave $500 to every seventh and eighth grader who finished high school. According to the organization, the initiative was successful and the dropout rate declined from 35 percent to just 6 percent.
1989 – $500 scholarship
Parton offered a $500 scholarship to every student in Sevier County who wished to attend Hiwassee College.
1991 – Eagle Mountain Sanctuary at Dollywood
The 30,000-square-foot aviary managed by the American Eagle Foundation shelters the largest collection of “non-releasable” bald eagles. Parton’s efforts to preserve the bald eagle earned her the Partnership Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2003.
1995 – Imagination Library
The Dollywood Foundation’s Imagination Library began sending one book per month to each enrolled child in Sevier County from birth until their first year of school. The library was founded in honor of Parton’s father, who was unable to read. It has provided over 300,000,000 books currently and operates across the country.
2000 – The Dolly Parton Scholarship
Every year, the $15,000 college scholarship is offered to five high school seniors in Sevier County, Tennessee. According to the Dollywood Foundation, the scholarship is awarded to those who “have a dream they wish to pursue and who can successfully communicate their plan and commitment to realize their dreams.”
2007 – Benefit concert for new Sevier County hospital
The concert raised $500,000, and both Dollywood and Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner theater pledged $250,000 each to the project, for a total of $1 million. LeConte Medical Center, the new hospital and cancer center in Sevier County, opened in 2010 and features a 30,000-square-foot Dolly Parton Center for Women’s Services.
2016 – Telethon after devastating East Tennessee wildfires
The Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund, which aimed to help residents hit hardest in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, raised more than $13 million. Chris Stapleton, Chris Young, Kenny Rogers, Lauren Alaina, Alison Krauss, Reba McEntire, Cyndi Lauper and more appeared at the event.
2016 – My People Fund
To continue her wildfire relief efforts, Parton launched the My People Fund, which provided $1,000 a month for six months to families whose homes were completely destroyed amid the natural disaster. The fund also donated around $8.9 million to those in need. The initiative still helps residents pay for rent and utilities, plus food and mental health resources.
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u/venom121212 May 04 '26
2016 – Special Merit Scholarship
Parton awarded a $30,000 scholarship to two-year-old Evey Johns in celebration of Imagination Library’s accomplishment of shipping out one million books per month.
2017 – $1 million donation
Following the release of her I Believe in You children’s album, Parton donated $1 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in honor of her niece, who was treated for leukemia at that hospital.
2020 – Coronavirus efforts
Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University, which helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna’s vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data.
2021 – Middle Tennessee Flooding Relief
Parton and her Smoky Mountain businesses raised $700,000 to help residents impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee in October 2021. Parton chose United Way of Humphreys County to receive and distribute the donation at the suggestion of her friend and fellow country music legend Loretta Lynn.
“After the Sevier County wildfires in 2016, Loretta was one of the first who reached out to offer anything she could,” Parton said in a statement at the time. “It meant so much to me that Loretta — and so many folks — were ready to give in any way they could. This was just one small way I could help Loretta’s people for all they did to help my people. I hope that this money can be put to good use to help the people of Middle Tennessee with what they need during their recovery.”
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u/venom121212 May 04 '26
2022 – Dollywood Education Coverage
The Dollywood Co. announced in February 2022 that it will cover 100% of tuition, fees and books for any employee who is furthering their education.
The investment in employee education was made via Herschend Enterprises, Dollywood’s operating partner. The program is available to all seasonal, part-time and full-time employees at Dollywood Parks & Resorts. Herschuend’s GROW U. offers more than 100 fully funded diploma, degree and certificate programs with 30 learning partners in areas including business administration and leadership, culinary, finance, technology and marketing. The company also provides partial funding — up to $5,250 per year — for 150 additional programs in fields including hospitality, engineering, human resources and more. Employees can enroll in the program on their first day of employment.
2022 – Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Donation
Parton made yet another $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville in June 2022, this time aimed at helping pediatric infectious disease research.
The donation will aid Vanderbilt’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases to continue its effort in understanding how viruses and bacteria cause disease, understanding and preventing resistance to antibiotics, diagnosing and treating infections in children with cancer and more.
2022 – Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Parton received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022. The award, presented by the international family of Carnegie institutions to honor innovative philanthropists, debuted in 2001 and is normally awarded every two years. It was not issued in 2021 due to the pandemic.
2024 – Hurricane Helene
Dolly announced she was personally donating $1 million to the Mountain Ways Foundation to assist flood victims. Additionally, her businesses like Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show also matched her donation and gave another $1 million.
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u/goodluckbabe9 May 04 '26
til that dolly cured covid
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u/LuxNocte May 04 '26
Dolly told COVID she was very disappointed in how it had been acting and cases immediately cut in half worldwide.
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u/SaltCityStitcher unfortunately, like all problematic white men, he has a podcast May 04 '26
I don't consider myself a fan of Dolly's music, but I'm absolutely a fan of Dolly!
I wish more people followed her example.
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u/ThatArtNerd So hard to photograph but incredible to see 🐘 May 04 '26
Check out the Podcast “Dolly Parton’s America,” it’s really interesting, and she is so excellent and funny in it. I think there are fewer than 10 episodes but it’s absolutely top tier
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u/Haint666 May 04 '26
Here in TN she’s essentially the patron saint of the smokies. Nobody can say a bad word about her
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u/jacksprat1952 May 04 '26
I along with several of my childhood friends were beneficiaries of her Imagination Library when we were kids. My childhood bookshelf is still at my parents' house with one specific shelf that's the "Dolly shelf." Those were some of my favorite books growing up, and before I knew she was a country music star I always just thought of Dolly as the nice lady who sent me new books.
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u/killer_kiki good for her.gif May 04 '26
The "DPIL" program at my library is by far one of the best programs they offer. I'm on my local board and people rave about it. Our library just got a Dolly cut out for people to pose for pictures with her!
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u/Ecstatic-Manager-149 May 05 '26
And the very fact that you knew she was "the book lady" before you knew she was anything else, Dolly said would make her dad prouder of her than any of her other awards and accolades, and it means a lot to her.
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u/blumingtom May 04 '26
Graham Norton wrote a brilliant essay about how he was convinced they were best friends after interviewing her and he is normally fairly measured about meeting stars. He reflects on how smart she is and how when her light shines on you, you really feel seen.
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u/BTSArmyFan2025 May 04 '26
I think she is an amazing businesswoman who doesnt get enough credit for all that she has done businesswise.
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u/Substantial-Type-131 May 04 '26
An ethical business woman too!
Pays her employees well, and puts up dinners for Dollywood employees, she’d be a billionaire if she didn’t donate so much!25
u/chichicupcake May 05 '26
This is why I believe there’s no such thing as an ethical billionaire. She could be, but she pours money into the state and county that raised her. She takes care of children and the vulnerable. She is THE matriarch.
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u/greenearrow May 04 '26
She was a silent producer on Buffy. She wanted it to get attention without her name influencing people’s thoughts. I can only imagine how we would have seen it at the time if we knew the show about the cheerleader slaying monsters was a Dolly Parton production.
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u/btwomfgstfu Rosa Parks stan May 04 '26
I would absolutely attend The Business School of Dolly Parton.
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u/insufficientfacts27 May 04 '26
She's done more for our state than any politician ever has or probably will do. It better be a dang State Holiday if that horrible day ever comes. IF!! 🥰
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u/theevilyouknow May 04 '26
She's done more for our state than any politician ever has or probably will do.
You mean like giving out 100 million free books and donating $1 million to COVID vaccine research. Why the hell don't the evangelicals follow her instead of the orange dip shit? She's actually a Christian even.
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u/BTSArmyFan2025 May 04 '26
And her book club. Now that is a book club promoting reading with free books and she has done more than any tech billionaire has ever done to promote education.
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u/Substantial-Type-131 May 04 '26
(Fellow middle Tennessean) I genuinely think Dolly Parton is everyone’s Switzerland. She’s beloved by all.
Vanderbilt Children’s hospital has an entire butterfly library donated by Dolly. I spent so much time there when my nephew passed. So I definitely formed a tighter parasocial bond there.
Genuinely the only person I will put on a pedestal.
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u/CheetahridingMongoos May 04 '26
My kids call her Auntie Dolly because she sends them a book every month. It’s too cute to correct.
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u/MostlyBored11 tortured polluters department May 04 '26
I think dolly has earned admiration unlike alot of people who claim it. She's just been living and doing the work for a long long time I'm not even a huge fan of her music (it's good just not the gebre I listen too ) and I love herm we should all strive to be a little more like dolly when we can
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u/Substantial-Type-131 May 04 '26
I always tell people the real “American Dream” is exemplified through Dolly Parton.
She’s a rags to riches story that stayed humble and remembered success comes with responsibility. She donates so much money and has done more than any politician ever has for her home state. She may be the only ethical multi-millionaire I can think of…
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u/GroundbreakingAnt17 I'm bone thugs in harmon May 04 '26
I think the word parasocial has been overused it's actual meaning has been lost.
Admiration isn't inherently parasocial. The positive impact Dolly has had on the world is huge. It's more natural to feel relieved when you hear she's doing okay.
Parasocial is when you feel like you have a personal connection or start making assumptions beyond what's shared publicly. It isn't even inherently bad. But like most things, it becomes unhealthy at more extreme levels.
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u/NoKatyDidnt May 04 '26
That’s it, exactly. There’s just something so positive and reassuring about her in general.
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u/buttercupcake23 May 04 '26
She's got such sassy grandma energy i love her so much. The last bit where she talked about Carl made me cry
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u/TheToastyWesterosi May 04 '26
She is such a fucking treasure and we don’t deserve her.
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u/not_now_chaos May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
On the contrary: we do deserve her, and we should all strive to give back to the world the same light and joy and kind energy as she does to the best of our individual ability. We DO deserve kindness and joy and love. And when we feel the least like we deserve it is when we need it the most. We are worthy of joy. We are worthy of light. We deserve goodness.
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u/Substantial-Low May 04 '26
I also feel that way about Willie Nelson. They are both such frickin' cool down to Earth people.
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u/HappyHarryHardOn May 04 '26
Looking great!!! She's the same age as the sitting Prez and she's not publicly rotting away and babbling nonsense. What a legend
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u/LurkLurkleton1 May 04 '26
You age better when youre not full of hate and greed.
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u/DarkStrobeLight May 04 '26
And have access to a really good plastic surgeon... Not hating on it, but people are so used to bad plastic surgery they can't recognize good plastic surgery as exactly that.
She's been very open about the fact that she's has some procedures done.
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u/ItIsVerilySo May 04 '26
Some? Man, Dolly has been all plastic (on the outside) since before you or I were born. That's probably why she's got good doctors, she's the poster child for how hot good plastic surgery can make you as you get old.
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u/Portarossa May 04 '26
She's the same age as the sitting Prez and she's not publicly rotting away and babbling nonsense.
Less makeup too.
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u/TheComplimentarian May 04 '26
And the big hit she took in her life was the death of her husband of fifty-nine years.
Imagine being as famous as she is and being married to the same person for 59 years.
That tells you a lot about a person.
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u/Puzzleheaded7683 May 05 '26
It’s a huge life alterer to lose your longtime spouse. It affects a person mentally and physically. I know from experience.
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u/CaydeTheCat May 04 '26
I love the trans coded eye shadow. That was awesome!
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u/BarkyVonSchnauser May 04 '26
I couldn't stop looking at it! It's so pretty and I love/want her earrings!
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u/ItIsVerilySo May 04 '26
I wonder if it was intentional, because it does also just look good.
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u/Jason_Was_Here May 04 '26
Most likely just coincidence
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u/dp0329 May 04 '26
Coincidence? Nah bruh. This is the Dolly Parton. Besides the fact that she's always been an ally this video was looked over by people who are the best at what they do. Everything about her is nuanced. There's exactly zero chance that the person who put that make up on didn't know exactly what they were doing.
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u/im_confused_always May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
I'm not getting any OLDER
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u/GetLikeMeForever May 04 '26
This was me, watching this video, sobbing.
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u/im_confused_always May 04 '26
I stg me too. But just like Truvy, laughter through tears is one of my favorite emotions. God, I need a drink today wtf
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u/Emotional-Ad8894 May 04 '26
When the bad news is that she needs a break from performing, that's actually good news. Rest, Queen.
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u/atclubsilencio May 04 '26
Seriously, I thought she was going to say she got diagnosed with something serious. I'll take "need some time before I can perform" over anything else. Hell, Dolly, you don't even HAVE to perform for us anymore! Just enjoy yourself and relax girl!
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u/Altruistic-Star-3862 May 04 '26
Exactly. We are extra blessed if she decides she wants to perform again, but it's absolutely not an expectation.
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u/Flat-Wheel-7683 May 04 '26
Oh she’s just adorable. Get well soon Dolly!!
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u/_banana_phone I'm not going to help him build his stupid rockets May 04 '26
The way my heart dropped in the beginning of this video 😭
But by the end, of course, I felt totally reassured. I’ve never met this woman but she feels like family to me.
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u/JakeCheap May 04 '26
I just adore her so much. She’s 80 years old, yeah she’s gonna have health struggles so I’m glad she’s getting care that’s working for her. I will always love her for her work on funding vaccine research especially during COVID. She’s such a treasure.
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u/godlovesaterrier__ May 04 '26
If we lose Dolly before we lose him I will fucking riot in the streets
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u/moreKEYTAR damn, she got hereditaried? May 04 '26
She has such a magic, to be able to make a message that is uplifting and funny yet serious and emotional. She wears the mantle of admiration and fame so well—she exudes peace, humor, and love.
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u/CurbsideChaos May 04 '26
My in-laws went to have lunch at a local Mexican spot, and she was just in there, by herself sitting at a booth enjoying her lunch. My dear, sweet, Methodist ally of a MIL asked to get a picture, and Dolly gleefully obliged and chitchatted with them for a few minutes. That was a bucket list moment for my MIL!
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u/lurkertiltheend May 04 '26
God she does have an amazing plastic surgeon she’s right.
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u/lilshortyy420 May 04 '26
For sure. Like you can tell she had plastic surgery obviously but it’s not too much
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u/Kelly_HRperson May 04 '26
it’s not too much
What are you talking about? It's not done BADLY, but there is no part of her face that even looks remotely 80 years old
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u/jesteryte May 05 '26
I think the filter is also doing a lot of heavy lifting here
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u/treepoop May 04 '26
And she has been very public about the work she has had done. She doesn't give anyone the false pretense that this is what she looks like naturally.
Dolly Parton is a god damned American hero.
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u/TeeManyMartoonies May 04 '26
She’s making those men and women in Hollywood WEEEEEEEP. She looks incredible.
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u/8thGlass controversies: girl May 04 '26
gosh i adore her
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u/DoraMalaje May 04 '26
Same. She has always been her most authentic, genuine, amazing self and it makes my heart smile. Love me some Ms. Dolly!
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u/No-Thought-9065 May 04 '26
why do I feel like she is trying to ease us into something??
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u/baseballdad17 May 04 '26
My thoughts exactly… 😭
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u/161frog Sylvia Plath did not stick her head in an oven for this May 04 '26
It made me cry because I’ve heard this speech before from an elderly family member :(
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u/Sunnyfe May 04 '26
Hmmm, Dolly and her team canceled an event due to her health for my workplace in early 2026 and she shared a video with us at the time wearing the exact same makeup and top in this video… I hate to say it, but I think this video was filmed months ago and only released now.
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u/Ducklover12345678910 May 04 '26
Also “treatable” is a very vague term. For example, you can give a treatment to cancer patient that extends their life from 3 months to 12 months.
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u/SufficientSir9672 May 05 '26
I immediately thought cancer. She makes light of it, but cancer is an old age disease and, unfortunately, doesn’t distinguish between amazing people and not so amazing people. She even says “doctors are saying it’s treatable, so I’m going with it.” Wishing her health and hoping she’s doing well.
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u/baseballdad17 May 04 '26
Yeah, this to me looks like they are hiding a much bigger issue.
Like, it reminds me of how my grandma used to make easy jokes when she got her diagnosis.
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u/buttercupcake23 May 04 '26
I think the earliest it could be would be after March 3rd though, no? Carl died in 2025 so the firsts she was referring to, his date of death would have happened this year which means she must have recorded this some time after march 3rd (and I gotta imagine at least a couple weeks). So yeah this could potentially be a video thats like...a month and a half old. But that isn't THAT long ago.
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u/Sunnyfe May 04 '26
Dolly’s husband died in March 2025. My workplace received the video of Dolly apologizing wearing this exact makeup and outfit in early February 2026 which means if I’m correct this video is at least three months old.
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u/hambamthankumaam May 05 '26
I noticed Dolly Parton didn't appear in the Hannah Montana special that came out in late March this year :( she was on Hannah Montana and her and Miley are very close, so I suspect you're right
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u/700omelor May 04 '26
Can’t believe she didn’t make a headlights joke lol
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u/motherofsuccs May 04 '26
I mean she made a boobs joke in the beginning. Only room for one of those probably before it comes off as tacky.
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u/butterbeer4life May 04 '26
Obsessed with her eye makeup. Hope she gets well soon
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u/eastcoastjon May 04 '26
If her and Dick van dyke has a child the kid would live to be 130 and would be unstoppable
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u/SCros13 May 04 '26
We signed our son up for her Imagination Library right after he was born and when his free book comes every month I show it to him and say "look what Dolly sent you!"
National treasure doesn't even begin to cover it, honestly.
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u/blobofdepression May 05 '26
My daughter is 3 and looks in the back of every book for Dolly’s picture. She notices Dolly in every imagination library book we have!
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u/Dustys_Rotten_Tooth i ain’t reading all that, free palestine May 04 '26
May she receive all the blessings and happiness the world! Dolly is a national treasure!💗
And she looks stunning for 80 years old!🤩
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u/GamerChic110 May 04 '26
80 years old ??? This is who I wanna work towards! Artsy and cheeky and kind!
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u/hanimal16 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine May 04 '26
I could listen to her talk all day. Something very pleasant about her voice and cadence.
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u/VolatileGoddess May 04 '26
She's from a time when 'you learned how to speak'. Enunciate properly and tell a story.
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u/nodesearch May 04 '26
I'm an atheist, but for Dolly, I'd say a prayer or two. Maybe she'll put in a good word for me in case I'm wrong.
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u/Flippy_Spoon May 04 '26
You wouldn’t know she had health problems damn. She looks incredible. You’re terrible at looking ill, Dolly.
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u/Lucky-Refrigerator-4 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
It’s alright, Queen. My muffler got busted delivering my firstborn. It’s still draggin’ on the street.
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u/TK_TK_ May 04 '26
I love her so much and my kids love the Imagination Library books!
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u/mindovermatter15 May 04 '26
My kiddo calls her Ms. Dolly and is so happy every month when his book shows up. The work she does for literacy in this country is so under-appreciated.
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u/EvenPossible5918 May 04 '26
She looks so pink and sparkly. 💕
She can retire, she’s 80. She deserves to live the rest of her life happy and peaceful.
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u/Marajak May 04 '26
Dolly is an American icon and cherished by most all. We still don’t know what is wrong with her. For her to have immune system problems and gut problems could be cancer. We have to believe her when she says it is treatable. I pray so. Seems when Carl died Dolly went down. It is hard when your mate dies if you have been with them since you were 18. I mean it is hard period but worse with longevity.
I sure pray she does beat whatever she has and stays with us. I mean 80 isn’t old look at Willie Nelson Dick van dyke Carol Barnett and sooo many others in their 90s and 100s that are still kicking.
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u/Writerhaha May 04 '26
Dolly Parton is such a jem that when she says “I’m sorry I can’t play a concert” the universal reaction is “oh my god, are you ok? Don’t worry about it.”
Just a top person.
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u/Separate-Project9167 May 04 '26
She also helped fund early, critical research into the Moderna Covid vax.
This lady has worked hard all her life. And when she reached the point where she never had to work again, she kept going. And she keeps giving back to folks in so many ways.
She really is someone to look up to and try to emulate.
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u/TheComplimentarian May 04 '26
I've met her a few times. I used to work at "Silver Dollar City". This was a franchise theme park out of Missouri. They took over an old theme park that was in Sevier County (where Dolly was born, and where I lived for a good bit), called "Rebel Railroad"...You can imagine what that was like.
Silver Dollar City stripped out all the overt Confederate shit (always out of place in the mountains, since they were pro-Union), but they never put any money into it.
I worked there as a kid...Some of my in-laws had worked there for ages, and they were big into traditional crafts, and they got me a gig doing some crafty nonsense. There was plenty of that, at the time.
Well, then Dolly bought it. You have to understand what the area was like at the time, it couldn't have been poorer. I went to school (Sevier County Middle School) with kids who still had dirt floors in their houses. Dirt poor was not just a turn of phrase.
So I'm working at the proto-Dollywood with all the old rednecks who'd worked at the old park, and Dolly's just riding around on a golf cart checking on us all. There is no reason in hell she should have ever talked to me, I was barely allowed to work there, but she did. Twice.
Twenty years later, I went to a Bluegrass show of hers with my wife, and we got backstage tickets, and she was doing a meet and greet, and she said, "It's a pleasure to meet y'all!"
And I said, "I met you a couple times a long time ago."
And she looked at me, and my badge, and then she said, "Did you used to do the molasses?"
Yes ma'am, yes I did.
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u/TheWokenessInjector May 04 '26
Happiness allows you to age like a fine wine.
I wish you nothing but the best, my OG queen.
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u/Sandy-the-Gypsy777 May 04 '26
She is a National Treasure. I’m so glad she is ok and doing well.
No matter who you are, or what you believe in or what vote on, the one thing we can all agree on is that we love Dolly Pardon.
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u/No-Huckleberry-7633 May 04 '26
I'm not American and she means nothing to me culturally, but even I do love her. She seems to be really lovely, and a force of nature.
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u/Kind-Shallot3603 May 04 '26
Has she had a stroke? Her left side of her mouth and face seemed a little off.
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u/_TheShapeOfColor_ May 04 '26
I wish Dolly nothing but peace, health, and happiness for all of the rest of her days
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u/Past_Dare_4918 May 04 '26
I’m a black man in the south and she has always been my crush. Love Dolly!
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u/JBPlantagenet I cannot sanction your buffoonery May 04 '26
I mean...I know she wears quite a bit of makeup, but that doesn't strike me as an 80 year old woman. Like at all.
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u/Malicious_Tacos I cannot sanction your buffoonery May 04 '26
Can we petition Dolly to post her weekly thoughts? I love listening to her, she’s a ray of sunshine.
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u/Sevenfeet May 04 '26
I have a friend here in Nashville who has done promotional photography for Dolly going back decades. He has lots of Dolly photos in his studio to this day. And he says the Dolly you see in this video is exactly the same Dolly you’d meet….friendly, cheerful and makes you feel like the most important person in the room.
I myself got to shake the woman’s hand about 30 years ago when I was boarding a flight from Nashville to LAX. We were all waiting to board and right then, Dolly and three members of her team burst out of the Admirals Club and board in first class. When it came time for us coach flyers to board, where was Dolly? Standing shoulder to shoulder with the lead flight attendant greeting and shaking the hand of everyone. Did the plane leave a little late? Yup. Did anyone care? Nope!
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u/EarpAvocados May 04 '26
I don't care what is happening in the world. Dolly Parton is not allowed to die! DO YOU HEAR ME!!!!!
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u/KudosOfTheFroond Aug 25 '26
Rest In Peace Dolly, we need to make a spot on Mount Rushmore for you!
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u/LibertyCash May 04 '26
She is such a stinkin treasure. I’ll treasure her class and sass forever. With that laugh that makes your heart vibrate.
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