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\n\t\tDolly Parton didn\u2019t attend Dollywood because of a kidney stone (Picture: AP)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tDolly Parton didn\u2019t attend Dollywood because of a kidney stone (Picture: AP)<\/p>\n
Dolly Parton<\/a> cancelled an appearance on Wednesday at her theme park Dollywood, explaining that she has kidney stones and her doctor advised her not to travel. <\/p>\n 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\u2019s new experiences. <\/p>\n \u2018I know. I\u2019m here, you\u2019re there and you\u2019re wondering why that is. Well, I had a little problem. I had a kidney stone, which was causing me a lot of problems,\u2019 Dolly said in the video, uploaded to X<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u2018Turns out there was an infection and the doctor said, \u201cYou don\u2019t need to be travelling around this minute. You need a few days to get better.<\/p>\n \u2018So he suggested I don\u2019t go to Dollywood today. I want to make this clear, I was looking so forward to it.\u2019<\/p>\n Reassuring fans, Dolly ended saying: \u2018Don\u2019t worry about me, I\u2019m going to be okay. I just can\u2019t do it today.\u2019 <\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Dolly has endured a difficult year, as her husband of 58 years Carl Dean died in March<\/a>. <\/p>\n The country star said in the announcement of her husband\u2019s death: \u2018Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can\u2019t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.\u2019<\/p>\n The pair\u00a0met 61 years ago in 1964<\/a>\u00a0outside the Wishy Washy launderette in Nashville, on the very day that the music icon moved to Tennessee. <\/p>\n They became inseparable and travelled to Georgia two years later to tie the knot. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\tWhat are kidney stones?\t\t\t<\/p>\n According to the NHS, you may not notice if you have small kidney stones. You\u2019ll usually pee them out without any discomfort.<\/p>\n Larger kidney stones can cause several symptoms, including:<\/p>\n feeling sick or vomiting Larger stones may need to be broken up or removed with surgery.<\/p>\n \t\t Despite the Jolene singer\u2019s superstar status,\u00a0Carl managed to stay out of the spotlight<\/a>, with Dolly only posting a handful of pictures, though she has always talked about their life together fondly. <\/p>\n This shock came just four months after<\/a> Dolly said goodbye to her brother David, having already lost three siblings. She was one of 12. <\/p>\n Following Dean\u2019s death, the country music icon revealed she hasn\u2019t been able to work, having made serious mainstream appearances in 2024 on Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Please Please Please music video and Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s reimagining of her hit Jolene.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018There\u2019s a few things now. My husband passed away three months ago, so when you ask me if there\u2019s stuff that I started and haven\u2019t finished \u2013 several things I have wanted to start, but I can\u2019t do it,\u2019 she told Khloe Kardashian in an interview. <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m just coming up with such wonderful, beautiful ideas, but I think I won\u2019t finish it,\u2019 she said. <\/p>\n \u2018I can\u2019t do it right now, because I\u2019ve got so many other things and I can\u2019t afford the luxury of, you know, getting that emotional right now.\u2019<\/p>\n She reflected that things like grief can \u2018stall\u2019 her, but she always finds a way to get back to making music.<\/p>\n \u2018There are times like that, things like that, that will stall you a little bit. But I\u2019ll write something else, though, if it comes.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m just putting that all on hold.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"NASHVILLE,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_260491074-a854.jpg\")
\n\t\tDolly said it\u2019s been causing her \u2018a lot of problems\u2019 (Picture: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Washington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1810326941.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe country music star has endured a heartbreaking year after her husband of almost 60 years died in March (Picture: Ron Jenkins\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tCarl Dean and Dolly met when she was 18 (Picture: Dollyparton.com\/Amanda Savinon)<\/p>\n
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