Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency amid ongoing well being points

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Dolly Parton's well being comes first.

On Monday, the legendary nation star—who has confronted several health setbacks over the previous yr—took to social media to share "some excellent news and somewhat unhealthy information" about her situation, defined the way it will have an effect on her profession shifting ahead, and opened up about why she selected to cancel her upcoming Las Vegas residency.

" I am right here to offer you an replace on a couple of issues happening in my life," Parton began the video. "First, it's regarding my well being. And I've some excellent news and somewhat unhealthy information. However the excellent news is, I am responding rather well to meds and coverings and I am enhancing every single day."

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Dolly Parton, who has confronted many well being setbacks over the previous yr, gave her followers an replace on her situation. (Getty Photos/Dolly Parton Instagram)

As for the unhealthy information, Parton — who originally postponed her Las Vegas residency due to health issues again in September — mentioned she hasn't fairly reached her capability to carry out on the degree she'd like.

"It is going to take me a short time earlier than I am as much as stage-performance degree as a result of a few of the meds and coverings make me somewhat bit swimmy-headed, as my grandma used to say," she quipped. "And naturally I am unable to be dizzy, carrying round banjos, guitars, and such on five-inch heels ... to not point out all these heavy rhinestone outfits, the massive hair, my large character."

In an effort to higher clarify her present well being journey, Parton described herself as an "previous basic automobile."

"As soon as restored it may be higher than ever, however once they raised the hood on this previous vintage they realized that I must rebuild my engine, that my transmission is slipping, my oil pan is leaking, and my muffler is busted, and my shocks and pistons have to be changed," she mentioned. "As a result of you recognize, in addition to I do know, that I am unable to lose my spark."

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"I do know I am nonetheless loopy, however they did not point out nothing about my mental health ," she added.

Parton went on to say that she's at all times had issues with kidney stones , which finally brought about her "immune system and my digestive system bought all out of whack."

"They're working actual onerous on rebuilding and strengthening these," she mentioned.

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The nation legend acknowledged that whereas her gentle humorousness relating to a heavy subject could be "foolish," she's attempting her finest to maintain "every thing gentle and ethereal."

Parton was anticipated to carry out in Las Vegas in September. (Jason Kempin/Getty Photos)

"They are saying {that a} blissful coronary heart is like good medication," she mentioned. "You suppose I is likely to be over medicating myself proper now? However the reality is, I'm nonetheless working."

"I nonetheless do movies, I nonetheless file, I run up and down to Dollywood once in a while. And I am working onerous on getting my museum and my lodge open in Nashville later this yr. And I'm spending lots of time writing and remodeling on my Broadway musical. It is known as 'Dolly, a real authentic musical. And that is gonna be opening later in New York this fall or early winter."

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Parton, then, introduced her plans to drag the plug on her Las Vegas residency. In line with Ticketmaster, Parton's six reveals in September have been canceled.

"I'm actually sorry that I am gonna miss all of you that had tickets to see me in Las Vegas," she mentioned. "Nicely, you get on to Vegas. You will have an enormous time. And hopefully, someday you will come as much as New York and possibly see my present. And I will see you someplace down the road."

The nation star initially postponed her Vegas reveals in September. (Katherine Bomboy/NBC through Getty Photos)

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Over the previous yr, followers have expressed concern for Parton because the death of her husband Carl Dean , who died March 3, 2025, at age 82 after 58 years of marriage.

"I simply need you to know additionally that lots of you could have been concerned about me and Carl and also you had been so nice about that," she mentioned within the video. "However after going via a yr first, I imply the vacations, and particularly our marriage ceremony anniversary and the day of his loss of life, March third, you recognize, that was onerous for me. I'll at all times love him and I will at all times miss him, however you'd be stunned at how a lot your love and concern meant to me throughout that point."

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Parton concluded the video by reassuring followers that she has an ideal medical staff.

"I've nice docs and I am doing rather well they usually guarantee me that every thing I've is treatable," she mentioned. "So I am going with that and I simply need you to know I thanks for standing by me and that I'll at all times love you."