Dolly Parton kept cancer battle private from family because she ‘did not want people sad’, sister Stella Parton reveals; says she’d be ‘happy and delighted’ by public grief
- Posted on September 9, 2026
- By The Times of India
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Dolly Parton kept cancer battle private from family because she ‘did not want people sad’, sister Stella Parton reveals; says she’d be ‘happy and delighted’ by public grief
Country music icon Dolly Parton kept her battle with cancer private until her final days because she did not want her fans or family members to worry about her, her younger sister Stella Parton has revealed. Dolly, who died last month at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer, reportedly chose to keep her health struggles away from the public eye.