Dick Van Dyke, 99, sparks concern as he drops out of event last-minute due to illness
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Dick Van Dyke sparked concern after dropping out of an event last-minute due to illness.
The 99-year-old actor was supposed to host his event Vandy Camp on Saturday alongside his wife Arlene Silver but had to cancel his appearance last minute.
His wife, 53, announced the news to those in attendance at the Arlene & Dick Van Dyke Theater at Malibu High School and explained that the Tony-winning star was not having a ‘good day.’
During her speech, she began by telling the audience that she is ‘not the Van Dyke you’re expecting.’
‘I have to inform you that Dick is not up to coming to celebrate with us today,’ she said. ‘I’m sorry.’
This comes just weeks after the silver screen icon revealed what the ‘curse’ of living to almost 100 is.
Dick Van Dyke sparked concern after dropping out of an event last-minute due to illness; pictured December 2024
The makeup artist continued: ‘When you’re 99-and-a-half years old, you have good days and bad days.
‘And unfortunately, today is not a good day for him, and he’s sick that he can’t be here,’ she added.
However, Van Dyke did still make an appearance on a livestream on the same day.
Silver said that she was ‘pretty confident’ that Van Dyke would be at the next Vandy Camp event ‘in person.’
The 99-year-old actor was supposed to host his event Vandy Camp on Saturday alongside his wife Arlene Silver but had to cancel his appearance last minute; pictured April in Malibu
His wife, 53, announced the news to those in attendance at the Arlene & Dick Van Dyke Theater at Malibu High School and explained that the Tony-winning star was not having a ‘good day’; pictured June 2024 in Los Angeles
During her speech, she began by telling the audience that she is ‘not the Van Dyke you’re expecting’; pictured June 2024 in Los Angeles
