Times of India
Why Dolly Parton kept her cancer battle secret even from her family
Dolly Parton kept her cancer battle private because she did not want her fans or family to worry, sister Stella Parton revealed. The country music icon, who died aged 80, would have been “happy and delighted” by the public outpouring of…
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