A spoonful of sugar didn’t do the trick this time.
Dick Van Dyke, 99, pulled out of a comedy event last minute at the Vandy Camp in Malibu, California June 28, due to an illness, his wife Arlene Silver explained.
During a speech at the Malibu High School’s Dick Van Dyke Theater June 28, the 53-year-old admitted she’s “not the Van Dyke you’re expecting.”
“I have to inform you that Dick is not up to coming to celebrate with us today,” Arlene told the crowd per People. “I’m sorry.”
“When you’re 99 and a half years old, you have good days and bad days,” she continued. “And unfortunately, today is not a good day for him, and he’s sick that he can’t be here.”
However, fans still got a look at the Mary Poppins alum when he appeared during a livestream. And he hopes he’s already on the mend. As his wife (who is 46 years his junior) shared, she is “pretty confident” he would be there for the next show.
