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Celine Dion has all the time been a power to be reckoned with. Regardless of dwelling with the uncommon illness Stiff Particular person Syndrome, the 56-year-old queen of energy ballads offered uncommon perception into how she manages her situation throughout a latest interview with Vogue France. Whereas recalling the early levels of her well being journey, the “My Coronary heart Will Go On” hitmaker admitted to asking herself if she was in charge for this.
“I’ve to be taught to stay with it now and cease questioning myself,” Celine informed the publication in her interview that was printed on Monday, April 22. “At the start I’d ask myself: ‘Why me? How did this occur? What have I accomplished? Is that this my fault?’ Life doesn’t provide you with any solutions. You simply should stay it!”
Whereas present process “athletic, bodily and vocal remedy” 5 days per week, the Grammy Award winner defined, “I’ve chosen to work with all my physique and soul, from head to toe, with a medical crew. I need to be the very best I may be.”
She additionally set a aim for herself as she improves — “My aim is to see the Eiffel Tower once more!” Celine added.
The final time the general public noticed her on a stage was this previous February when Celine offered the Album of the Yr Award on the 2024 Grammys to Taylor Swift. Because it’s been almost 5 years since she’s carried out stay, the Canadian singer-songwriter answered when she thinks she’s going to return to touring.
“I can’t reply that,” Celine clarified. “As a result of for 4 years, I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going again, that I’m prepared, that I’m not prepared. As issues stand, I can’t stand right here and say to you: ‘Sure, in 4 months.’ I don’t know. My physique will inform me.”
Regardless of dwelling with Stiff Particular person Syndrome — a situation that causes muscle rigidity and spasms along with incapacity — Celine famous that being a well-known musical icon has “made [her] need to by no means surrender on something.”
“I used to be born to speak on stage, with my crew, and with my voice, and with my followers,” the “Suppose Twice” artist stated. “It’s about sharing. I used to be born to do this.”
As for what she’s to this point, Celine resides in Las Vegas along with her kids, René-Charles, Nelson and Eddy, whom she shares along with her late husband, René Angélil, who died in 2016.
“I had a home in Florida, however as I used to be touring loads once I was touring, we didn’t go there anymore,” Celine identified. “I had a home in Montréal, however on vacation, the youngsters needed to go to the seaside. I acquired a house in Las Vegas when my eldest son was one, 22 years in the past at present, and we now have moved in right here. I’m 35 minutes away from work. That provides me the time to get able to go to work. I can see my crew, we joke round with one another, we rehearse singing. After which that offers me the prospect to get on the highway. I eat within the automotive, I get residence, I see my kids, and I can sleep in my very own mattress. I’ve the very best of each worlds.”