Sunday interview on TVA: Jean-Philippe Dion likes Celine Dion more

Jean-Philippe Dion was already impressed by the talented and hardworking Celine Dion. Since watching the Prime Video documentary Me: Celine Dion He recently met her to film an interview with her, and he was even more complimentary of her.

The 56-year-old singer suffers from stiff person syndrome, which causes painful spasms and stiffness throughout her body, and has struggled to get back into shape, even though she knows she will never recover from the disease. The best she can hope for is that the treatments she undergoes will continue to relieve her symptoms. In moments of crisis, this can hamper an individual's voice or even damage their ability to move.

Celine Dion and Jean-Philippe Dion shake hands on the sidelines of their interview together for TVA.

Photo by Dennis Trusillo courtesy of TVA

“She has to learn to live with that, but she is a warrior, Celine Dion. It's great, we see in the documentary how hard she works, she works hard because she wants to get as fit as possible,” the host and producer said in an interview with QMI.

“That woman cannot be so brave. Yes, she is surrounded by the best doctors, but above all she remains a fighter. I came out of this interview telling myself to stop complaining in life. “I was very moved during the meeting and I have a very soft voice, because I was really touched by what she told me,” added the person who had a tender moment with Celine when they shook hands.

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Celine Dion and Jean-Philippe Dion, July 21, 2016 in New York, during the filming of an episode of the program “Unlimited Access” dedicated to the Quebecois singer.

Archive photo provided by TVA

It must be said that Quebecers know each other well. Jean-Philippe Dion accompanied the artist on his world tour Taking chances In 2008 – the moment she noticed the first symptoms of her illness – he conducted several interviews with her, most notably on her program Unlimited access.

“We have to stick to strong role models. It's no longer just show business, it's no longer stardom, it's the fact that she moves us forward. Even though she's a millionaire and successful, even though she's destabilized by this syndrome, she fights and doesn't give up. “She will come back one day.” “What,” believes Jean-Philippe Dion, a wish that Celine Dion also shares. Her greatest joy, apart from her children, is singing for her fans.

Celine Dion welcomed Jean-Philippe Dion on her private jet for “Unlimited Access.”

Archive photo provided by TVA

“Céline breaks the silence” this Sunday

Here are excerpts of what Celine Dion said to Jean-Philippe Dion in the interview Sunday evening on TVA:

Celine Dion, during the interview that will be shown on Sunday, 8 p.m., on TVA.

Photo by Dennis Trusillo courtesy of TVA

She had'The idea of ​​the documentary Me: Celine Dion To regain control of the narrative

“I decided not to let people say in the newspapers, in front of my children and in front of the public, that I was dead. What I was suffering from, I had no diagnosis, I could no longer sing, I could no longer walk, I stood on all the chairs in the house, the counters, I was not living, I was not even Dying, it was worse than that. What's it like to wait?

She agreed to get down on one knee, admitting that despite all her strength she couldn't'It wasn't a robot

“That's why I made the movie [la réalisatrice Irene Taylor]. I said to myself: If I want to return to theatre, if I want to remain a mother – my children have already lost their father, and I don't want them to be afraid of losing their mother. I need to understand what I have. Is it between my eyes, is it happening in my head?

About taking high doses of Valium at a certain time to relax his muscles:

• “I could have stopped breathing, I could have died.”

Remember that documentary Me: Celine Dionwritten by Erin Taylor, will be available on Prime Video on June 25.