01 November 2023 , 15:11
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Celine Dion has made her first public appearance in three years at a hockey game.
The Canadian singer, 55, was pictured with fans on Monday and appeared to be in good spirits as she attended a hockey game at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena. The My Heart Will Go On singer has been out of the spotlight since announcing last year she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome.
Celine, who shared a health update with fans last year as she cancelled all her upcoming tour dates to focus on her recovery, smiled as she posed with a fan, wearing a chic white gilet for the outing. The award-winning singer was there to cheer on her hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Celine Dion shared her diagnosis publicly when cancelling her tour last year (Instagram)
The award-winning singer pictured at a hockey game in Las Vegas on MondaySadly for Celine, her team lost the game in Las Vegas, but the 55-year-old star popped in the locker room to say hello to the squad alongside her sons René-Charles, 22, and 13-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy. VP of the Montreal Canadiens shared a snap of herself posing with Celine on Instagram following the game.
Chantal Machabee captioned the picture shared with her 76,100 followers: "Nice visit at our game in Vegas yesterday. Thank you @celinedion for your great generosity. The whole team was very happy to meet you and your family." Fans quickly flood the comment section to send their best wishes to Celine following Chantal's upload.
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"Oh God! this is everything… she looks amazing," a Celine fan page commented, as another declared: "God how much we missed her." A third told the star: "Celine!!! You look incredible! Sending you hugs! We love you so much!!" Another gushed: "Oh my God! I’m so happy to see @celinedion after a long time and I’m so glad to see her in great shape. I have tears of joy and this is one of the happiest moment for me. Love you so much Céline. Be well, Be safe…"
Celine revealed her health diagnosis to her fans in October 2021 when she was forced to delay her Las Vegas shows. She then cancelled the North America leg of her tour in January, earlier this year. The singer suffers with symptoms that include muscle spasms, muscles rigidity and frequent falls, which can be caused due to lack of coordination.
"I was really hoping that I'd be good to go by now, but I suppose I just have to be more patient and follow the regimen that my doctors are prescribing," the heartbroken star explained to her legion of loyal fans as she was forced to quit her tour in order to prioritise her recovery.
Earlier this year, Celine's sister Claudette shared an update on The Power Of Love singer's condition and shared her sibling was struggling to find medications that work for her. She told Le Journal de Montreal: "When I call her and she's busy, I speak to my sister Linda who lives with her and tells me that she's working hard. She's listening to the top researchers in the field of this rare disease as much as possible.
"I honestly think that she mostly needs to rest. She always goes above and beyond, she always tries to be the best and top of her game. At one point, your heart and your body are trying to tell you something. It's important to listen to it."
Claudette went on to explain in August that her sister Linda moved in with Celine, who is the youngest of 14 brothers and sisters, to help care for her as she continues to battle the debilitating illness. She added Celine is working hard at her recovering as she added: "We trust her. It's innate to her, she's disciplined in every area of her life… We can't find any medicine that works, but having hope is important."