'I don't tour now, it's too taxing!': Dolly Parton, 77, weighs in on Madonna's gruelling schedule after singer, 64, was 'rushed to ICU' and reveals why she won't be following the Queen Of Pop's intense exercise regime
Dolly Parton has weighed in on Madonna's gruelling schedule, after the singer was 'rushed to the ICU' following a bacterial infection.
The country music legend, 77, told MailOnline and other media that she's always found touring 'taxing', and no longer embarks on lengthy performing stints as she doesn't 'want to be far away from home.'
Madonna, 64, has been forced to postpone her mammoth Celebration Tour later this year after she was 'rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive' on Saturday. She's now recovering at home.
The Like A Prayer hitmaker started rehearsals for her mammoth tour back in April and has been busy on a demanding six-day working week gearing up for the shows, those close to the star have revealed.
Madonna is also well-known for her 'punishing' fitness regime, which sees her exercise six times a week with a personal trainer to maintain her 'dancer's physique'.
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Speaking out: Dolly Parton has weighed in on Madonna's gruelling schedule, after the singer was 'rushed to the ICU' following a bacterial infection
Speaking at a press event to promote her new album Rockstar and her upcoming memoir Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, Dolly admitted that the older an artist gets, the 'more taxing' it is to prepare for tours and release albums.
The music icon's last tour was her 2016 Pure and Simple Tour that spanned more than 60 cities in the US and Canada.
Dolly added: 'It's always been taxing , the reason I don't tour now is because i don't want to be that far away from home, we're getting older and I've got a lot of business that I do and the movies that I do.
'So we're close to home and I just really do prepare, just like coming over for this, we had a band and before I had to cancel once - my husband was sick at the time but he's fine now but you do plan and I do not plan to tour at this time.'
Dolly also credited 'good doctors, good lighting and good makeup' with keeping her looking at her best as she approaches 80.
Madonna's gruelling fitness routine has gained attention in the wake of her hospital dash, but Dolly admitted she's far less keen on exercise.
She said: 'I hate exercise like I hated school, I do all my hard work now, but I try and diet the best I can and I do the low carb but if I see something I really want im gonna eat it.'
'Because I'm so little but I still have a farmer's appetite. I do what I have to do, I do my daily squats.'
![Scary: Madonna has been forced to postpone her mammoth Celebration Tour later this year after she was 'rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive' on Saturday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/48539195-12247643-Exercise_As_well_as_her_perfectionism_in_her_music_career_Madonn-a-9_1688058250836.jpg)
Scary: Madonna has been forced to postpone her mammoth Celebration Tour later this year after she was 'rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive' on Saturday
![Fitness: She is well-known for her 'punishing' fitness regime, which sees her exercise six times a week with a personal trainer to maintain her 'dancer's physique'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/72659521-12247643-Fitness_Madonna_is_also_well_known_for_her_punishing_fitness_reg-a-11_1688058357895.jpg)
Fitness: She is well-known for her 'punishing' fitness regime, which sees her exercise six times a week with a personal trainer to maintain her 'dancer's physique'
![Insight: Dolly told MailOnline and other media that she's always found touring 'taxing', and no longer embarks on lengthy performing stints as she doesn't 'want to be far away from home'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/72681381-12247643-image-a-13_1688058375222.jpg)
Insight: Dolly told MailOnline and other media that she's always found touring 'taxing', and no longer embarks on lengthy performing stints as she doesn't 'want to be far away from home'
Dolly has joined forces with some of Rock music’s most legendary artists along with today’s biggest stars for her first-ever Rock album.
Artists including Sting, Kid Rock, Chris Stapleton and Miley Cyrus are set to feature on the record, her 49th in her career, which will be released in November.
The star has also penned a new memoir, to be released in October, detailing the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own distinct style.
Madonna started rehearsals for her mammoth tour back in April and has been busy on a demanding six-day working week gearing up for the shows, those close to the star have revealed.
According to The Sun, a family member said of her demanding schedule: 'She has not been living as healthy a life as she should be for her age, and she has been wearing herself thin over the past couple of months.'
For her scheduled 12th concert tour later this year, which has now been postponed, Madonna was set to jet all across the globe in a jam-packed 84-date epic.
Jose Extravaganza, a dancer who used to work with Madonna, gave an insight into her huge plans for her 2023-4 tour, telling how the star had been exercising 'a lot' and rehearsing six days a week in preparation.
He told Dailymail.com: 'I think she's exercising a lot. I mean, the rehearsals. Rehearsals are six days a week from what I hear, you know, like the only day off is Sunday.
'I think she's leaving in about two more weeks. So I know that it's like, you know, high high energy right about now, you know, with with the rehearsals and the costumes and making sure that everything works.
'You know, as far as the stage, I'm sure it's going to be a beautiful set, you know, and I'm looking forward to it. Definitely. I think it's gonna be good.'
He also revealed how Madonna had planned to incorporate her love of boxing and fitness into her concerts by bringing martial arts into her upcoming shows, showing how important fitness is in the star's life.
He went on: 'There's a lot like dancing going on. I mean, I believe that dance troupe is large. When we went on tour, it was just seven of us. I think now there's, there's at least anywhere from 15 to 20 of them.
![Candid: Speaking at a press event to promote her new album and her upcoming memoir, Dolly admitted she's not so keen on exercise to keep fit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/72681649-12247643-image-a-14_1688058411650.jpg)
Candid: Speaking at a press event to promote her new album and her upcoming memoir, Dolly admitted she's not so keen on exercise to keep fit
![Shock: Madonna's health scare saw her 'rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive' in New York on Saturday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/72641517-12247643-Shock_Madonna_s_health_scare_saw_her_rushed_to_hospital_and_intu-a-16_1688058482039.jpg)
Shock: Madonna's health scare saw her 'rushed to hospital and intubated after being found unresponsive' in New York on Saturday
![Details: The scare was shared by her manager Guy Oseary on Wednesday. A day later, a source has confirmed to DailyMail.com that she is recovering at home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/29/18/72641537-12247643-Details_The_scare_was_shared_by_her_manager_Guy_Oseary_who_revea-a-17_1688058495172.jpg)
Details: The scare was shared by her manager Guy Oseary on Wednesday. A day later, a source has confirmed to DailyMail.com that she is recovering at home
'They are trained in different fields of dance different types of artistic expression to be to be shown in the show. I believe there's gonna be like a lot of martial arts like boxing. She's very into boxing and things like that.
'So I think she's going to revisit a lot of those things that she's shown in the past. It's definitely not to be missed. It's gonna be all that is Madonna. You know, all those things that make her Madonna.'
Madonna, who is infamous for her perfectionism, was sparing no expense for her Celebration Tour as she was aware it could be her final big tour, an insider previously claimed.
On Thursday it was revealed that Madonna is back at home after being rushed to the ICU with a serious bacterial infection that left her loved ones fearing the worst.
One day after her longtime manager Guy Oseary confirmed that Madonna had been hospitalized, she is, a source confirmed to DailyMail.com, back at her home and 'feeling better'.
The news comes after DailyMail.com revealed that Madonna's management team held a crisis meeting on Zoom last Sunday amid fears that she might not have survived the bacterial infection that saw her admitted to intensive care.
It comes after a family member said the shocking collapse was a wake-up call for Madonna, who believes she is 'invincible' and has been pushing herself extremely hard to prepare for the tour.
'For the past couple of days, no one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,' the relative said.
'That is why it was kept a secret since Saturday.
'Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.'
Madonna is mother to six children: Lourdes, 26; Rocco, 22; David, 17; Mercy, 17; and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere.
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