She’s the iconic singer known for her glittering career and incredibly powerful voice.
But away from the stage, Celine Dion has been feeling more fragile, learning to live without her beloved husband, René Angélil.
Two years on from his painful death from cancer, the 49-year-old singer has spoken candidly about her life as a widow and raising the couple’s three growing sons.
Brave: Pop icon Celine Dion has spoken candidly about her life as a widow in an intimate interview with Stellar magazine, two years after the death of her beloved René Angélil
‘Even after he’s gone, I still talk to him’: René was the love of Celine’s life, with the pair married for more than twenty years (pictured together in 2011)
‘Even after he’s gone, I still talk to him,’ Celine revealed in an intimate interview with Stellar magazine published on Sunday.
‘I’m trying to prove to him every day I’m fine. Our kids are growing, we feel strong. We’re good,’ she added.
Music producer René is credited with kicking off Celine’s career, becoming her manager and mortgaging his home to finance her first record in the 1980s.
Long time love: The couple’s relationship went from professional to personal, and they married in 1994 (pictured in 1990)
The couple’s relationship went from professional to personal, and they married in 1994. Together they went on to have three children, René-Charles, now 17, and twins Eddy and Nelson, both seven.
Celine and her boys now live primarily in Las Vegas, where she performs nightly shows at Caesars Palace, a venture that has seen her earn tens of millions of dollars.
However, the Canadian-born superstar told Stellar magazine that after the curtain comes down she goes home to share a bed with her young twin sons, as it helps her sleep.
His son and namesake: Celine with her and René’s oldest son, 17-year-old René-Charles, who now drives his late father’s car
Appearing to live a relatively grounded life, Celine also revealed more domestic details, including that her sister acts as the twins’ nanny, while 17-year-old René-Charles drives his late father’s car.
And with her 50th birthday coming up in March, the pop icon told Stellar she will be performing a show on the day, but detailed plans for a belated celebration.
‘I’m going to make my birthday with my children; maybe go bowling, or go to the movies, or sit in bed watching the Disney Channel… I’ll have my birthday my way, on a day off,’ she emphatically stated.
Close family: Celine with her twin sons Eddy and Nelson last year
With her children now getting older, the powerhouse vocalist also says she is more willing to travel abroad to perform shows.
She will head Down Under in July for her first Australian tour in ten years, confirming she will be playing some of her most iconic hits including My Heart Will Go On and Because You Love Me.
Heading back Down Under: Celine will perform in Australia for the first time in a decade