Suffering from a “rare neurological disorder”, Celine Dion would not currently be in a condition to promote her new film, Love Again.
The news had the effect of a bomb. In a video posted on December 8, 2022, Celine Dion has announced that she has stiff man syndromea “rare neurological disorder” causing muscle spasms and weakening the vocal cords. “I have had health problems for a long time, and it has been very difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about all that I am going through.“, confided the 54-year-old singer. “We do not yet know everything about this rare disease, but we now know that it is the cause of the muscle spasms from which I suffer. I sometimes have a lot of difficulty walking and I can’t always use my vocal cords to sing as I would like.”
Because of this diagnosis, the interpreter of If it were enough to love had to postpone all of her concerts scheduled for the spring of 2023. And her tour is not the only project on which Celine Dion had to draw a line. As revealed Closer in its latest issue, to be published this Friday, January 13 on newsstands, Sony studios are considering delaying the film’s release love again, in which Céline holds her first real role in the cinema, because of the health problems of the latter. The singer would indeed not be able to appear in public, and therefore, to promote the film.
“Recovery takes a lot longer than I thought”
Due to its rarity (it affects about 1 in 1 million people), stiff-man syndrome is very difficult to treat. In April 2022, Celine Dion shared his frustration, explaining that his recovery took “much more time” than she thought. As a result, the diva might have to stay away from the public (and the stage) for a while. “To find you, I have no choice but to focus on my health and I am hopeful to be on the right track.“, she confided.
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