Dolly Parton’s Sister Creating a Frenzy Over Country Singer’s Health is ‘the Last Thing She Needs’

Dolly Parton’s well-meaning sister Freida sent fans into a tizzy in early October by telling everyone on social media that she’d been “up all night praying” for the “Jolene” singer. Freida asked everyone to pray for Dolly, too. Dolly immediately insisted she’s “okay,” but then also asked for prayers!

On Facebook, 68-year-old Freida shocked fans when she announced, “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me.”

With her unflappable humor, Dolly, 79, quickly posted a video on Instagram titled “I ain’t dead yet!”

In the video she shot while taping a commercial at the Grand Ole Opry, the 79-year-old “9 to 5” star said, “Lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease, those of you that seem to be real concerned, which I appreciate. I appreciate your prayers, ’cause I’m a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything. But I want you to know that I’m okay.”

Needless to say, Freida sounding the alarms caused some tension within the Parton family. “Her timing could not have been worse,” says a source. “The stakes are so high with Dolly’s health on the line. This is the last thing she needs.”

Freida soon admitted she overreacted, insisting, she “didn’t mean to scare anyone” and that Dolly was just “a little under the weather.”

As previously reported, days earlier Dolly announced she has to undergo several medical procedures, which forced her to postpone her upcoming Las Vegas shows to 2026.