Celine Dion Reveals How She Copes With Stiff Person Syndrome

Celine Dion has reemerged into the spotlight in the most risque way possible. Dion went topless in a photoshoot for a recent interview where she discussed how she has been coping with her Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis and its possible effect on her career as a performer.

The singer first announced that she’d been diagnosed with the condition in December 2022, telling fans that it had prevented her from using her vocal cords the way she used to.

During a new interview with Vogue Franc, Dion opened up about her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome and revealed whether a return to performing is a possibility.

The 56-year-old Canadian singer confessed that she “takes it one day at a time” and is “learning to live with it.”

Responding to a question about her welfare, she replied, “I’m well, but it’s a lot of work. I’m taking it one day at a time.”

Dion also stated that living with the condition has resulted in a Five-day-a-week “athletic, physical and vocal therapy,” adding that she had to “learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself.”

“At the beginning, I would ask myself ‘Why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?’ Life doesn’t give you any answers. You just have to live it!” she shared.

The “I’m Alive” singer looked stunning as she posed up a storm during the photoshoot for Vogue France. 

For the shoot, Dion posed topless in an oversized cotton poplin white shirt and jersey cycling mini-skirt, using just her hand to cover her chest.

In a more modest photo, the singer donned a dark brown trench coat and cotton gabardine wrap dress, completing the look with a leather belt, aviator gloves, and nylon tights.

Dion looked effortlessly beautiful, ageless, and full of life as she graced the cover of the prestigious fashion magazine.

During the interview, Dion spoke about her relationship with fashion designers and stated that she does not collaborate with them as it would be “pretentious” of her.

She disclosed that she’d always been left with “hand-me-downs” from her 13 siblings and wasn’t able to buy designer clothes until her first album in English.

“When I got my first paycheck, my first paid television appearances I bought clothes for myself and dressed myself,” she said.

The singer continued, “With my first successes, I bought a house for myself and my husband, and for my parents and some family members too. After my first album in English, I was able to buy clothes from designers, and I started to read fashion magazines.”

Dion added, “I have always bought everything myself. I didn’t want to borrow. It’s a form of respect. People pay to come and hear me sing, so I pay to buy myself clothes by designers.”

The “Power of Love” singer also weighed in on her recuperation efforts, saying she’d been working with her medical team but isn’t quite sure if she’ll take to the stage again.

She shared that she wants to “be the best I can be” and that she has a dream “to see the Eiffel Tower again,” noting that she’s been working with her “body and soul from head to toe” to become better.

Responding to whether she’ll ever take to the stage to perform again, she said, “I can’t answer that…. Because for four years, I’ve been saying to myself that I’m not going back, that I’m ready, that I’m not ready.”

“As things stand, I can’t stand here and say to you, ‘Yes, in four months.’ I don’t know… My body will tell me,” she added.

Dion defied all odds to make a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards in February, where she presented Taylor Swift with her Album of the Year Award.

It was the first time she’d been seen following several years out of the spotlight after disclosing in 2022 that she’d been diagnosed with the condition.

Stiff person syndrome is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms that come and go and can worsen over time.

Dion lamented the spasm episode in an emotional video she shared with fans at the time, noting that it has caused her “difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.”

In her interview with Vogue France, she conveyed her never-give-up attitude, saying she was “born to communicate on stage, with my team, and with my voice, and with my fans. It’s about sharing. I was born to do that.”