Most of us would be forgiven for calling in sick to work if we were suffering with a terrible bout of toothache, but that wasn’t an option for singer Leanne Rimes on Saturday night, as she was scheduled to perform with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and she was determined not to let her fans down. ‘See? I have pain, just like everybody else.’ She joked with a sympathetic crowd as she took to the stage.
The 29-year-old country music star is booked in for a root canal treatment this week, after developing a painful toothache that was exacerbated by movement when singing and drinking water between songs. Leanne explained her condition to the audience, telling them that she was ‘being really honest right now,’ and adding that she was ‘really struggling.’ She must be looking forward to getting her dental surgery over with in the coming days, so she can get back to doing what she does best, without toothache complicating matters.
Before her encore it became clear that Leanne was in a lot of pain, as she left the stage for several minutes, then returned and told the fans ‘I had to cry back there, and I’m good.’ The singer then appeared to rally herself and said ‘I’m just going to go for it’ before belting out an acappella version of ‘Amazing Grace’ to the stunned crowd.