Celine Dion revealed to her 5.2 million Instagram followers in December 8 2022, that she has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with autoimmune symptoms.
She went on to say that the condition causes her muscles to spasm uncontrollably and it has also caused her to have difficulty walking and singing, which means she will be unable to perform planned shows in the UK and Europe next year.
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time,” said Dion. “And it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through”
“Recently I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff person syndrome which affects something like one in a million people. ‘While we’re still learning about this rare condition, we now know this is what’s been causing all of the spasms I’ve been having.”
She added: “Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way I’m used to. “It hurts me to tell you today that this means I won’t be ready to restart my tour in Europe in February 2023”.