Dolly Parton has issued a video assuring fans that she is doing fine, posting from a commercial shoot where she is promoting the Grand Ole Opry, after a social media post from her sister Freida requesting prayer for her health led some to believe that the singer might be in more serious decline than previously indicated.
“Everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I’m working hard here!” Parton says from the set of the shoot, adding, “I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease. … There are just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was OK. … I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me and I ain’t done working.”
The video begins with a glammed-up Parton on a set and motioning to an associate to “b