While Celine Dion was fighting back tears during her incredible performance at the Olympics, Kelly Clarkson was also reaching for the Kleenex box. Celine Dion was not the only one.
Kelly was a member of a group of NBC broadcasters who were there at the Eiffel Tower on Friday for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. They were witnessing Celine in her return performance.
You are aware that Celine has been unable to perform for the last two years due to Stiff-Person Syndrome, which is a painful neurological illness. The Olympics were her first public appearance since she made the announcement of her diagnosis in 2022 at the Olympics.
When Celine was nearing the conclusion of her performance of Édith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour,” she became a little emotional and started crying, which prompted Kelly to also start crying.
While Kelly was seated between commentators Mike Tirico and Peyton Manning, she said that she was not prepared for Celine’s entrancing performance. She also brought to everyone’s attention the significant health issues that Dion was experiencing.
After that, Kelly began to tear up and struggled to get the words out. At one point, she spoke up and said, “I’m so sorry, I’m trying to hold it together.”
It was brought to her attention that Celine is the “gold winner for vocal athletes” in her particular profession. Both Tirico and Celine were astonished by Celine’s voice, which Tirico described as “incredible.”
In her documentary titled “I Am: Celine Dion,” which was released in June, Celine Dion recounted her ongoing struggle with Stiff Person Syndrome. You are surely aware of this.
On the other hand, Celine seems to have got a grip on the illness and is now back in better health than she was before.