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Dolly Parton has died

351 replies

Wishimaywishimight · 25/08/2026 19:00

So sad to hear this 😪

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shhblackbag · 25/08/2026 19:47

I'm so sad about this. She was an incredible woman.

Cloverroll · 25/08/2026 19:48

Always loved Dolly. She was a wonderful woman.

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 25/08/2026 19:49

Anyone who had a vested interest in literacy issues shows a kindness about them .
World needs more like her not less.

Thedogscollar · 25/08/2026 19:49

Really sad news. Such a beautiful and kind soul inside and out.
A great great singer songwriter.
RIP 💔 Dolly you will truly be missed by so many.

Strangerthanfictions · 25/08/2026 19:49

What a loss to humanity

OrangeSlices998 · 25/08/2026 19:49

I’m so sad about this, her music and style is iconic but her imagination library is a huge legacy. What a difference she has made to so many little readers

Curious77 · 25/08/2026 19:50

She was a total inspiration! Whenever I would feel unconfident or fed up I would often tell myself “ Be more Dolly!” She was a force of nature

Shatteredallthetimelately · 25/08/2026 19:50

One of the most humble celebrities.
When doing interviews on TV she always made me smile, especially the one where she told her mum when she grew up she wanted to be trash.

Wonderful woman. A true loss to the music industry.

UpForThis · 25/08/2026 19:50

UpForThis · 25/08/2026 19:46

Lucky you!

Don’t tell anyone 😉🤫, but I gave my Newly Qualified Teacher, a days leave, so that she could stay on at Glastonbury to see Dolly!

The closest I ever got. ☺️

And hoping my board of governors are not reading….🫣

JortsNTeeShirt · 25/08/2026 19:51

I feel so sad. Somehow I thought she would go on forever, somewhere in my silly, childish mind…🥺

A great woman - full of passion, warmth, humour…and music. One of a kind. She will be sorely missed.

Chucklebunnie · 25/08/2026 19:51

She was a truly wonderful woman. Rest in peace Dolly.

Pandasarethebest · 25/08/2026 19:51

I didn't believe it when I saw it on SM. I thought she would live forever!

F63C · 25/08/2026 19:52

Forever a Steel Magnolia. RIP beautiful Dolly. You were loved.

Shmoigel · 25/08/2026 19:53

I absolutely love Dolly. Such a loss.
Coat of many colours makes me cry every time I hear it. An icon who came from such humble beginnings who never forgot her roots.

Lomonald · 25/08/2026 19:53

JortsNTeeShirt · 25/08/2026 19:51

I feel so sad. Somehow I thought she would go on forever, somewhere in my silly, childish mind…🥺

A great woman - full of passion, warmth, humour…and music. One of a kind. She will be sorely missed.

Yes, nobody was really ready for this sad news.

evilharpy · 25/08/2026 19:53

Dolly was pure class through and through. I kind of can't imagine a world without Dolly Parton, but how lucky we got to have her for as long as we did 💔

AllyOhly · 25/08/2026 19:53

Oh I’m so sad to hear that. She was a wonderful lady, and such a talent

FunPreventionOfficer · 25/08/2026 19:53

Im so saddened by this news, the world was a better place with her in it. She had a unique voice, was a brilliant songwriter.

Barnowls · 25/08/2026 19:55

RIP Dolly, an absolute star and a beautiful human being 💔

WiltonGal · 25/08/2026 19:56

She was an icon. A very smart and talented woman. A one off, unique. Rest in peace Dolly.

CrushingOnRubies · 25/08/2026 19:56

Don’t say this about the death of many people who are in the public eye. But the announcement of Dolly’s death has actually made me a bit emotional.

from her wonderful music to the amazing work she did for charity. Especially her work with getting children to read and vaccinated.

RIP Dolly, the heavens have gained a star this evening. ❤️

Anna1mac · 25/08/2026 19:57

I loved her music, and she died the same day as my granny... 😢

SpottyAlpaca · 25/08/2026 19:58

If her amazing work on children's literacy was the only thing Dolly ever did, she would still be a legendary woman. Yet she did so much more. The songwriting. The performing. The LGBT activism. The business success. The $1m donation which funded the early development of the Moderna Covid vaccine.

She turned down America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times because she didn’t want to take political sides.

RIP to an extraordinary artist, performer, philanthropist & person. 👏👏👏

Lovestospotabullfinch · 25/08/2026 19:58

Feels like a hard candy christmas..
RIP Dolly, you made a big difference.