Celine Dion emotional as she shares health struggles in trailer for documentary

Celine Dion breaks down in tears as she opens up in regards to the challenges she has confronted after being recognized with stiff individual syndrome (SPS) in a brand new trailer for her upcoming documentary.

Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor, I Am: Celine Dion will provide a behind-the-scenes have a look at the Canadian singer’s life since being recognized with the uncommon neurological situation and the lengths she has gone to to hold on performing. The 56-year-old cancelled her Las Vegas residency as a result of well being issues in 2021, earlier than revealing her SPS prognosis in December 2022 and cancelling her Braveness World Tour.

The trailer opens with a clip of Dion belting out a excessive word earlier than her voiceover says: “My voice is the conductor of my life. When your voice brings you pleasure, you are the very best of your self. I would like my instrument.”

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It then cuts to an emergency name being made earlier than the singer, who’s sat in a chair, says: “I have been recognized with a really uncommon neurological dysfunction and I wasn’t able to say something earlier than, however I am prepared now.” The teaser incorporates a host of video snippets of Dion commanding the stage throughout her exhibits and recording within the studio as she displays on her profession.

“It is not exhausting to do a present, . It is exhausting to cancel a present,” she says within the two-minute trailer. “I am working exhausting on a regular basis however I’ve to confess, it has been a battle.” A tearful Dion provides: “I miss it a lot. The individuals, I miss them.” If I am unable to run, I will stroll. If I am unable to stroll, I will crawl. I will not cease.”

The Prime Video documentary is billed as a “love letter to her followers” which can spotlight “the music that has guided her life whereas additionally showcasing the resilience of the human spirit”. The famous person, whose finest recognized hits embody My Coronary heart Will Go On, Assume Twice and It is All Coming Again To Me Now, has offered greater than 250 million albums throughout her 40-year profession.

Dion has additionally earned 5 Grammys, two Oscars and the Billboard Music Award lifetime achievement icon award. In a Vogue France cowl story launched final month she addressed returning to finish her world tour.

“For 4 years I have been saying to myself that I am not going again, that I am prepared, that I am not prepared… As issues stand, I am unable to stand right here and say to you ‘Sure, in 4 months’,” Dion instructed the journal. “I do not know… My physique will inform me. However, I do not simply need to wait. It is morally exhausting to stay from each day.”

“It is exhausting, I am working very exhausting and tomorrow shall be even tougher. Tomorrow is one other day. However there’s one factor that may by no means cease, and that is the need. It is the eagerness. It is the dream. It is the willpower,” she added.

The primary signs of SPS are muscle stiffening and spasming and there’s at present no treatment for the illness, however there are methods for it to be handled together with by using muscle sedatives and relaxants. Bodily and occupational remedy can also be a therapy route for individuals with SPS.

I Am: Celine Dion will stream globally on Prime Video on June 25.