{"id":2241293,"date":"2026-01-19T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2241293"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:35:09","slug":"dolly-parton-defies-age-health-challenges-despite-turning-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dolly-parton-defies-age-health-challenges-despite-turning-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton defies age, health challenges despite turning 80"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dolly Parton defies age, health challenges despite turning 80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dolly Parton is unstoppable even as she hits 80.<\/p>\n

The country music icon celebrated her 80th birthday on Monday, January 19. The Grammy winner told People she still feels energized and motivated, brushing off concerns over turning eight decades old.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say, \u2018Well, you\u2019re going to be 80 years old.\u2019 Well, so what? Look at all I\u2019ve done in 80 years,\u201d Parton said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n

While she acknowledges that health ultimately sets the limits, Parton reassured fans that she is doing well. <\/p>\n

\u201cUnless my health gives way, which right now I seem to be doing fine,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, she sparked renewed worry when she announced she would skip the Grand Ole Opry\u2019s 80th birthday concert. <\/p>\n

Rumours swirled after her sister, Freida, requested public prayers in October over an undisclosed illness. Parton quickly eased concerns, posting a spirited video from an ad shoot, joking: \u201cI ain\u2019t dead yet!\u201d<\/p>\n

Her recent medical challenges also led to postponements of her Las Vegas residency and withdrawal from several public events late last year, yet Parton\u2019s determination shows no signs of waning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hungamaexpress.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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