Dolly Parton, 79, pulls out of Dollywood appearance due to health issue

Dolly Parton didn’t attend Dollywood because of a kidney stone (Picture: AP)

Dolly Parton cancelled an appearance on Wednesday at theme park Dollywood, explaining that she has kidney stones and her doctor advised her not to travel.

The 9 to 5 hitmaker, 79, appeared at the Tennessee event via a pre-recorded video message, in which she apologised for not being able to open one of the park’s new experiences.

‘I know. I’m here, you’re there and you’re wondering why that is. Well, I had a little problem. I had a kidney stone, which was causing me a lot of problems,’ Dolly said in the video, uploaded to X.

‘Turns out there was an infection and the doctor said, “You don’t need to be travelling around this minute. You need a few days to get better.

Dolly said it’s been causing her ‘a lot of problems’ (Picture: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

‘So he suggested I don’t go to Dollywood today. I want to make this clear, I was looking so forward to it.’

Reassuring fans, Dolly ended saying: ‘Don’t worry about me, I’m going to be okay. I just can’t do it today.’

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