“I’m going to come back on stage”: Céline Dion opens up about her illness, before the release of her documentary

On the occasion of the release on June 25 of the documentary film “I am: Céline Dion”, on Prime Video, the iconic singer spoke to Anne-Claire Coudray, in the 8 p.m. of TF1, this Sunday 16 June 2024.

During an interview previously recorded in Las Vegas (United States), Céline Dion returned to her incurable illness, stiff person syndrome, which she has suffered from since December 2022.

“I am a prisoner”

This disease which affects Céline Dion “affects 1 person in 1 million”, recalled Anne-Claire Coudray, before launching a report on the documentary which will soon be broadcast on Prime Video.

“I am a prisoner”, reveals Céline Dion in the extract from this documentary, sold as a “laying bare” to make those around her and her public understand the ordeal she is experiencing.

“I saw my whole life disappear”

“It’s going well,” she immediately reassured Anne-Claire Coudray. But it’s an illness that I will live with for the rest of my life,” said Céline Dion, recalling that she could have an attack at any time.

Everything stops working, it could be for a few minutes or a few hours. I lose consciousness.

The singer explained that the beginnings of her illness began 17 years ago, a situation she had to face sometimes during concerts, with the difficulty of making a diagnosis, forcing her to take heavy medication, at a high level. ” very dangerous “.

“I saw my whole life disappear at that moment,” admitted the singer.

We put so much weight on ourselves that we’re going to die, and that’s not worth it.

“I’m going to come back on stage”

“I have been an open book all my life, both with my sorrows and my joys,” said Céline Dion to justify this documentary, which will be released on June 25 on Prime Video.

“The illness took control of my vocal cords,” she confided, on the verge of tears.

While remaining the Celine Dion that everyone knows, namely a beast of the stage: “I was born to be on stage,” declared the 56-year-old singer.

“I’m going to come back on stage,” she promised, explaining that the rehabilitation is well underway.

Will she be present at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the company of Aya Nakamura, as rumors in recent days predict? The star has not made any statement on the matter.

Diagnosed in December 2022, the illness affecting Céline Dion forced her to cancel all her concerts.

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