Elle King Talks 'Hammered' Grand Ole Opry Performance, Explains What Happened, How Dolly Parton Responded & More

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Elle King opened up about her troubling performance at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this year. The 34-year-old “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer took the stage at the iconic venue in January to perform a birthday tribute to Dolly Parton.

However, her set was seemingly cut short after she announced to the audience that she was “f-cking hammered.” In the aftermath, Elle postponed a planned concert.

Several months after the fact, Elle broke down the performance and the fallout in depth during a new interview. Keep reading to find out more… While on iHeartPodcast’s Dear Chelsea podcast, Elle told Chelsea Handler that she was left “mortified” by the experience.

As for why it took her so long to address the topic, she explained, “I haven’t spoken about it because, one, I had to just chill… I had been going through something very heavy and traumatic in my life at the time, and that day was a really big day dealing with what I was going through, and then I’m still going through, and I suffer from like severe PTSD,” via ET. Elle explained that she hadn’t eaten or slept and was feeling “really overwhelmed” on the day of the performance.