Celine Dion has at all times been a power to be reckoned with. Regardless of residing with the uncommon illness Stiff Individual Syndrome, the 56-year-old queen of energy ballads supplied uncommon perception into how she manages her situation throughout a current 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 responsible for this.
“I’ve to study to reside with it now and cease questioning myself,” Celine advised the publication in her interview that was printed on Monday, April 22. “In the beginning 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 reside 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 group. I wish to be one of the best I will be.”
She additionally set a objective for herself as she improves — “My objective 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 introduced 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 reside, 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 residing with Stiff Individual Syndrome — a situation that causes muscle rigidity and spasms along with incapacity — Celine famous that being a well-known musical icon has “made [her] wish to by no means quit on something.”
“I used to be born to speak on stage, with my group, 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 thus far, Celine resides in Las Vegas along with her youngsters, 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 quite a bit 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 received a house in Las Vegas when my eldest son was one, 22 years in the past in the present day, and we’ve got moved in right here. I’m 35 minutes away from work. That offers me the time to get able to go to work. I can see my group, we joke round with one another, we rehearse singing. After which that provides me the possibility to get on the street. I eat within the automobile, I get dwelling, I see my youngsters, and I can sleep in my very own mattress. I’ve one of the best of each worlds.”