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Dolly Parton issued a quick response to worried fans after Freida concerned them with her post begging them for ‘prayers’ when the iconic singer fell ill. In a new post shared on her official page, Dolly captioned her video filmed in a studio: “I ain’t dead yet!”

A cameraman filmed Dolly, sitting on a stool, from a distance. She was heard saying: “Bring your camera over here! I wanna say something. Well, today’s October 8 and obviously I’m here doing some commercials. Before I got started, I wanted to say lately everybody thinks that I am sick. Do I look sick to you?

“I’m working hard here. I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease. You seem to be real concerned which I appreciate and I appreciate your prayers because I’m a person of faith and can always use the prayers for anything and everything. But I want you to know that I’m okay. I’ve got some problems as I’ve mentioned, back when my husband was very sick that was for a long time, and then he passed. I didn’t take care of myself.”

She added: “I let a lot of things go that I should’ve been taken care of. When I got around to it, the doctor said we need to take care of this, we need to take care of that. Nothing major, but I did have to cancel some things to be closer to home. I’m having a few treatments here and there, but I wanted you to know that I’m not dying.

“You see that AI picture of Reba [McEntire] and me? Oh Lordy, they had Reba at my deathbed, and we both looked like we needed to be buried. But I thought, oh my Lord, if I was really dying I don’t think Reba would be the one at my deathbed.

“She might come visit me earlier but… Anyways, there”s just a lot of rumours flying around. And I figured if you heard it from me, you’ll see that I’m okay. That’s what I wanted to say, I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me and I ain’t done working.”

The star, 79, recently postponed her six shows from her upcoming Dolly: Live in Las Vegas residency. On Tuesday, sister Freida took to her personal Facebook page to ask fans to pray for Dolly, writing: “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. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!”

After fans panicked about Dolly’s health, Freida returned to reassure them Dolly was simply recovering from battling severe kidney stones.

Freida said: “I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer.

“It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

Meanwhile, Stella – their other sister- took to her social media page to slam those demanding answers from her over Dolly’s health.

Stella told followers: “To those with genuine concern for my big sister Dolly’s well being, she posted a video last week to share with her fans that she has had kidney stones and is getting treatment. My sister Freida is always concerned when one of her siblings isn’t feeling well so she ask for prayers on Dolly’s behalf.

“It’s my job as a sister to both of them to love and respect their privacy as I expect them to do for me. To those of you who make it your job to attack me for not being your personal information centre, you need to go check their pages! Most fans are genuinely concerned but some of you are way out of line with disregard for my feelings concerning their wellbeing.

“My big sister will share with her fans when she so chooses in the meantime don’t come at me with questions or insults.”

Eve Dolly released a statement claiming the panic was overblown. Olly Rowland, from the singer’s management team in Nashville, confirmed: “It’s just the kidney stones, and the procedure she needs to resolve those.

“It looks like her sister posted, and it got quite a bit blown out of proportion, weirdly.”

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was questioned by his brother about Taylor Swift’s raunchy song about his ‘manhood’ from her new album, The Life of a Showgirl

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Travis Kelce nervously reacted to fiancée Taylor Swift’s ‘generous’ song about his ‘appendage’ following the release of The Life of a Showgirl. The 35-year-old pop singer made several x-rated references to her Kansas City Chiefs partner’s ‘magic wand’ and ‘wood’ in the new album.

In Wood, the raciest song on the album, she sings: “Forgive me, it sounds cocky / He [d**k-matized] me and opened my еyes / Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see / His love was thе key that opened my thighs,” amongst other references to sex and their bedroom antics.

Travis was quizzed by his brother, Jason Kelce, on the explicit lyrics about “his love” during a segment on their New Heights podcast.

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“How do you feel about ‘Wood?'” Jason asked, to which Travis laughed: “It’s a great song.” Jason added: “Do you feel, do you feel – not confident – do you feel cocky about the song ‘Wood?'”

Travis said ‘no’, and explained: “Any song, you know, that she references me in is very,” before his brother interrupted to point out the song is specifically about Travis’ ‘manhood’.

Taylor’s fiancé avoided answering the question and insisted: “”I love that girl, what do you mean? Any song that she would reference me in any way…”

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Jason was determined to get an answer and said: “It’s not just you. It’s an appendage. It’s a very specific thing.” Travis played dumb and asked: “What? I think you’re not understanding the song.”

Reciting Taylor’s lyrics, Jason went on: “Travis, come on. Redwood tree ain’t hard to see… I thought redwood, that’s a little bit, that’s a generous word, I think. I think if somebody wrote a song about me, it’d be like, ‘Japanese maple sometimes can see.'”

He soon gave up on trying to get a reaction and said in defeat: “That song’s great, though. The freaking beat to that song is fantastic, and that’s right up my alley, so well done. I think it’s a great song. I think inserting wood innuendos is always childish enough for me that I can get on board with that.”

During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Taylor insisted Wood started out as an innocent song about ‘superstitions’.

“It really started out in a very innocent place,” she said. “I don’t know what happened, man.” It wasn’t long before the song became more x-rated after she “started vibing”.

“I don’t know how we got here, but I love the song so much,” she said and joked about how the ‘spice level’ on her album is ‘high’.

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BBC sports presenter Clare Balding has opened up about her home life with wife Alice Arnold, admitting she hates being alone and will rush to their neighbours’ house if Alice leaves her

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Legendary sports broadcaster Clare Balding has made a frank admission about her marriage to wife Alice Arnold, revealing intimate details about their domestic routine.

The 54 year old ranks amongst the BBC’s most dependable and valued presenters, fronting programmes ranging from the Grand National to Countryfile.

She’s set to grace television screens tonight (Wednesday, October 8) as a participant in the first series of Celebrity Traitors alongside stars including Alan Carr, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross and Kate Garraway.

However, despite appearing composed and unflappable when the cameras roll, she becomes rather anxious when left alone at home.

Speaking on the Stick to Rugby podcast, Clare revealed to host Lawrence Dallaglio: “If Alice leaves me at home for 10 seconds, I go next door because I don’t like being on my own. So I’m down to Giles and Rosie’s three doors down within 10 seconds.”

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Clare and her wife Alice live together in Chiswick, amongst London’s most exclusive and sought-after neighbourhoods in the south-west of the capital.

She revealed to local publication ChiswickW4: “I used to live in Putney and when we decided to move in together, Alice said: ‘we can live anywhere you want, as long as it’s Chiswick.’ So that was it really.”

Clare’s never genuinely by herself, mind you, as she and Alice are proud cat-parents to two pedigree British Blues, Eric and Button.

The pair previously owned a beloved Tibetan terrier called Archie, though he tragically passed away in 2020, creating “a dog-shaped hole” in their world, Clare shared with The Times. Before they welcome their next pup, Alice and Clare are considering a move to the countryside – a decision that will make it slightly more challenging for Clare to visit their neighbours when Alice is out.

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Clare is set to experience a different kind of isolation as she embarks on a ‘complete digital detox’ in the Celebrity Traitors house.

She said: “We’ve got to connect with each other, talk to each other and how do you work out who to trust? That’s different from who you like. Who you like is easier, but who you trust is really hard.”

Clare revealed a concerning health scare that she noticed while reviewing some of her past television work.

While watching a clip of herself presenting the Olympia International Horse Show back in December 2008, she spotted an unexpected lump on her neck.

Upon returning home that Christmas, a family member encouraged her to have the lump examined by a doctor.

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Clare recalled: “It was an odd one because I hadn’t really noticed feeling any different and I was (presenting) show-jumping at Christmas when it was at Olympia and I recorded an opening link and I was watching it back on the monitor as I was about to go live, and I’m looking at the monitor and you know that if you don’t really look at yourself in the mirror, you don’t really notice anything?”.

“I was looking at the monitor and I saw this big lump on my neck… like a big lump and I thought that’s really weird. And I felt it and I was like ‘where has that come from?'”.

Clare promptly sought medical attention, and tests confirmed she had thyroid cancer. Despite her diagnosis, Clare was adamant that her treatment would not disrupt her hectic broadcasting timetable.

Shoppers looking to bag a designer fragrance without paying the designer price tag won’t want to snooze on this Boots sale which has beaten Amazon with a mega £51 discount

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Boots is currently trumping Amazon’s Prime Day deals, offering fragrance fans the chance to pick up a luxury fragrance for £51 less than its retail price, bringing the cost down to a much more affordable £50 for 100ml.

While Amazon is selling the Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Le Parfum (100ml) for £83.59 and Sephora has axed its price down to £60.32, Boots comes out on top with a major 50% off. But you may want to act fast; there’s no telling how long this flash sale will last.

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Described as an intense floral amber fragrance, this scent boasts an alluring blend of jasmine and black vanilla notes, enhanced by the unexpected addition of salted caramel. Sure to turn more than a few heads, this deliciously intense fragrance features intensely bewitching Arabian jasmine, audacious caramel with its sweet-savoury notes, and the melting softness of vanilla.

Reinventing sensuality with such intensity, the Jean Paul Gaultier perfume comes in a smoking-hot red bottle, crowned with stunning golden legs that demand attention, which is sure to stand out and add a touch of luxury scandal to any vanity.

Whether you’re bestowing as a gift or treating yourself, the £101 fragrance has amassed over 300 5-star reviews on Boots’ website, with many singing its praises as their go-to scent.

One thrilled buyer beams: “Gorgeous perfume, I have all the Jean Paul Gaultier perfumes, this is my favourite, smells Divine and lasts for ages.”

More adoration comes from this shopper who shares: “Very nice scent and lovely, I have been receiving so many compliments from people anytime I use it.”

A third chimes in: “I bought this perfume as a treat for myself, and I wasn’t disappointed. The fragrance is lovely and not too heavy, and the bottle is amazing; it’s very eye-catching. I got this perfume in the Boots fragrance 50% off and I’m pleased I purchased it- I got a bargain.”

BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball has revealed that Prince William sent her a touching letter to share with her dying mum, who was in the hospital battling pancreatic cancer

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BBC star Zoe Ball has revealed the touching gesture that Prince William made to her dying mum.

The BBC Radio 2 DJ’s mum Julia Peckham tragically passed away in April 2024 following a gruelling battle with pancreatic cancer.

But as Julia lay in her hospital bed, Zoe was able to read her a touching personal letter from the Prince of Wales himself.

Zoe explained that it brought her mum a great deal of comfort in her final days, and the prince wrote a second letter after her mother passed away.

“Prince William wrote to me when my mum was poorly,” Zoe told co-host Jo Whiley on their Dig It! Podcast.

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Zoe explained: “He wrote the most beautiful letter and he wrote to me again after we lost mum. There was a really amazing moment when mum was really, really poorly, and I went up to see her. My brother was there. I said, Mum, we’ve had a letter.”

Zoe continued: “I read her Prince William’s letter. And at the time he was going through his own difficulties with both his father and his lovely wife going through their cancer journey. And I thought it was so kind of him to take the time to write. And it meant the world to her. She loved that letter.”

She added that she had been reminded of William’s moving gesture whilst watching his relaxed interview with Canadian comedy actor Eugene Levy on Apple TV.

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Zoe explained the only reason the next-in-line to the throne had agreed to the unprecedented one-to-one was because he was a huge fan of bawdy comedy film American Pie. In honour of her late mum, Zoe is set to appear in a celebrity edition of Deal Or No Deal.

She’ll be joined by a “squad” of showbiz mates including her dad, children’s telly presenter Johnny Ball, her son, DJ Woody Cook, and Sally Boazman who handles the traffic and travel updates on her radio programme.

She told Jo: “It’s lucky because I’ve got Woody and my dad. I’ve got Sally Traffic, I’ve got Ian Waite, my lovely dance partner for Strictly Doing It, and Tina Daheley, that’s my squad. And then I’ve got loads of friends and family.

“We’re doing it for pancreatic cancer and the hospice where my mum was. So I’ve got a few of my mum’s friends coming to do it and stuff like that. It felt like a really nice thing to do.”

Pregnant Georgia Harrison is the first Love Islander to get an MBE and was given the honour by Prince William in an investiture at Windsor Castle today

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Georgia Harrison has been awarded an MBE for her services to campaigning for better legislation tackling violence against women. The Love Island star has made history as the first of the show’s contestants to be given the honour.

Georgia appeared on the third season of the hit ITV show and the first of spin-off show Love Island: All Stars. In 2020, in between her two stints, the 30-year-old discovered her ex partner Stephen Bear had shared CCTV footage of their sexual encounter without her consent and both reported it to the police and filed a civil claim for misuse of private information.

In the civil claim, he was ordered to pay £207,900 in compensation to Georgia, which she planned to donate to charities that support victims of image-based sexual abuse. But this was not paid and in March 2024, Chelmsford Crown Court held a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing and gave Stephen a confiscation order of £22,305 that came from profits he made from the video. From this, Georgia was compensated £5000.

In the criminal case, Stephen was found guilty of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films without consent. He was jailed for 21 months in 2023, after he uploaded footage of the two of them to OnlyFans, and was released in January of this year.

During the trial in 2021, Georgia waived her right to anonymity to show other victims of sexually-based offences that she stood with them, and said she hoped “one day, girls can look at me and think ‘She went in there and done, she was strong, we can do it too'”.

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Following this, Georgia kicked off a campaign with the Thames Valley Police to get people talking about consent. While revenge porn was already criminalised, the law stipulated that prosecutors had to prove there was an intention to humiliate the victim, but thanks to Georgia’s campaigning, that clause was removed.

It’s this that she has been honoured for. She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Prince William on Wednesday (8 October) in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

On being made an MBE, Georgia said: “It was such an amazing opportunity, and I’m really grateful, and I’m 100% going to continue to step up in my campaigning. And if anything, this is going to be something that really drives me to continue to evoke change for women everywhere, and I’m really grateful to be given such responsibility.”

She said that while being honoured on Wednesday, the Prince of Wales told her he had followed her story. She said: “I feel exhilarated. I just didn’t realise how magical the moment was going to be. First of all, I was so happy when I found out it was Prince William.

“I really was hoping that he might be one of the people who was giving it and, you know, I had really found when I was receiving the award, that he took such a genuine interest in everything that I’d done, been following my story, and that really meant a lot to me.”

Over the past few years, Georgia, who is expecting her first child, has also campaigned to reduce violence against women and girls, especially for those who have suffered from image-based abuse. Her experiences being the victim of revenge porn sparked a national debate on misogyny in the UK and the star even went on to make two ITV documentaries – Revenge Porn and Porn, Power, Profit.

Speaking in Revenge Porn, she said: “Two years ago, my life changed forever when CCTV footage of me having sex with Stephen Bear went viral. He filmed and shared it without my consent then tried to deny it was me…

“I think I expected some form of empathy, remorse, maybe that he would realise what he had done… what a slap in the face that on top of everything, he thought he could lie his way publicly through this.”

Georgia shared her delight at being recognised by the King’s Honours list on social media. She wrote: “I am beyond honoured to be listed to receive an MBE!!

“I’m so grateful to anyone who has reach out to congratulate me and also to all of you who have shared and continue to share your stories with me along the way. I am continuously reading them all, taking on board your experiences and using them as both fuel and knowledge for my campaigning.

“My experience changed me in many ways but one of those ways was that I became a voice for the women that can’t be heard. I always promise to rise to the opportunities that seek my help within regulating the digital space and do my best to make change where possible”