{"id":56992,"date":"2026-10-24T21:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=56992"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:56:39","slug":"dolly-partons-niece-danielle-parton-reveals-stage-zero-cancer-diagnosis-says-late-aunt-was-devastated-after-learning-about-her-health-battle-weeks-before-her-death-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=56992","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s niece Danielle Parton reveals stage zero cancer diagnosis, says late aunt was \u2018devastated\u2019 after learning about her health battle weeks before her death at 80 | English Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135177786,imgsize-69626,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/danielle-parton-has-revealed-her-stage-zero-cancer-diagnosis-recalling-how-her-late-aunt-dolly-parton-reacted.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\u2019s niece Danielle Parton reveals stage zero cancer diagnosis, says late aunt was \u2018devastated\u2019 after learning about her health battle weeks before her death at 80\" title=\"Danielle Parton has revealed her stage zero cancer diagnosis, recalling how her late aunt Dolly Parton reacted.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Danielle Parton has revealed her stage zero cancer diagnosis, recalling how her late aunt Dolly Parton reacted.\">Danielle Parton has revealed her stage zero cancer diagnosis, recalling how her late aunt Dolly Parton reacted.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dolly-parton\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Dolly Parton<\/a>\u2019s niece Danielle Parton has revealed that she is battling cancer, sharing that she received a stage zero diagnosis and caught the disease early. In a recent interview, Danielle said she told her aunt about her diagnosis weeks before the country music icon died at 80 on August 25, reportedly from an unspecified cancer.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Danielle did not disclose the type of cancer she is dealing with but opened up about Dolly\u2019s emotional reaction when she shared the news. She said she had not realised how much her aunt was dealing with her own illness at the time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Danielle Parton says Dolly was \u2018devastated\u2019 by her diagnosis<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Extra, Danielle said she was \u201cgoing through a little bit of a cancer battle myself right now.\u201d She explained that her diagnosis was at stage zero, adding that she had caught it early.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Danielle recalled telling Dolly about her condition around August 6. She said her aunt took the news particularly hard, which made her realise that Dolly was likely dealing with cancer herself.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cShe took it really heavy, and that&#8217;s how I figured out,\u201d Danielle said, explaining that she had known Dolly was unwell but did not know the extent of what she was facing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Recalling their conversation, Danielle said Dolly was \u201cjust devastated\u201d that her niece was going through a health battle of her own.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cI remember telling her, I\u2019m like, \u2018Look, you&#8217;ve gotta get it together. It ain\u2019t that deep. I just wanted you to know,\u2019\u201d Danielle recalled.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>She also described Dolly as someone who consistently put the people she loved before herself.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cShe worried more about everybody else before she would ever let you know anything was wrong with her,\u201d Danielle said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Danielle Parton takes on a new role to preserve Dolly\u2019s legacy<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Danielle Parton is now helping preserve her aunt Dolly Parton\u2019s legacy as the new brand ambassador of her estate.\" msid=\"135177788\" imgsize=\"239729\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"Danielle Parton is now helping preserve her aunt Dolly Parton\u2019s legacy as the new brand ambassador of her estate.\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-239729,msid-135177788\/danielle-parton-is-now-helping-preserve-her-aunt-dolly-partons-legacy-as-the-new-brand-ambassador-of-her-estate.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Danielle Parton is now helping preserve her aunt Dolly Parton\u2019s legacy as the new brand ambassador of her estate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Despite her personal health battle, Danielle is also stepping into a new role connected to her aunt\u2019s legacy. <!-- -->According to People, she has been named the new brand ambassador of Dolly Parton\u2019s estate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>A press release cited by the publication said the role would allow Danielle to help preserve Dolly\u2019s legacy while bringing her own experiences and perspective to the forefront.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>On October 21, Danielle shared a video on Instagram expressing her excitement about the responsibility. Reflecting on her aunt\u2019s influence, she said Dolly \u201cloved us deeply, believed in big dreams and she always encouraged me to find my way in this world.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Danielle also made it clear that she did not intend to imitate the legendary singer but wanted to share the personal side of the woman she knew.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>\u201cI&#8217;m not crazy enough to try to fill her shoes. God knows I couldn&#8217;t walk [in] them without killing myself,\u201d she joked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>She added that she hoped to tell stories about Dolly beyond her status as a global icon and support the people continuing the work her aunt created.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>\u201cWhat I can do is share the woman that I knew,\u201d Danielle said, adding that she wanted to help ensure Dolly\u2019s work continued to bring joy to people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Who is Danielle Parton?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Danielle is the daughter of Bobby Parton, Dolly\u2019s younger brother. While she is now taking on a public-facing role connected to her aunt\u2019s estate, she has also built a career of her own.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>According to the website of her Shine Girl moonshine company, Danielle previously served as a pilot with the Air National Guard. She flew C-130 and C-5 aircraft around the world, including in combat, during multiple deployments.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/english\/hollywood\/news\/dolly-partons-niece-danielle-parton-reveals-stage-zero-cancer-diagnosis-says-late-aunt-was-devastated-after-learning-about-her-health-battle-weeks-before-her-death-at-80\/articleshow\/135177781.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danielle Parton has revealed her stage zero cancer diagnosis, recalling how her late aunt Dolly Parton reacted. Dolly Parton\u2019s niece Danielle Parton has revealed that she is battling cancer, sharing that she received a stage zero diagnosis and caught the disease early. In a recent interview, Danielle said she told her aunt about her diagnosis&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}