Celine Dion takes nasty tumble onstage during comeback residency show
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Celine Dion had a nasty fall onstage during the latest show of her comeback Paris residency.
The Canadian star, 58, was performing her 1998 French-language hit Dans un autre monde when her pants got caught on one of her heels, causing her to fall on the stage.
Dion fell after her pants got caught under her foot. Today
Dion caught herself with one arm and thankfully, did not appear to suffer any major injuries as she immediately got up and continued with the song.
She gave worried fans in the crowd a thumbs-up to signal she was OK.
In 2022, Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological condition that causes spasms and muscle rigidity.
It affected her vocal cord control and kept her from the stage until this comeback residency in Paris began last month.
Dion made her triumphant return to singing at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in 2024, but the residency marks her first full concert since her Courage World Tour was paused in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
She released her documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, in 2024, offering a brutally honest look at her health struggles.
“It’s not hard to do a show, you know? It’s hard to cancel a show,” she said in the film.
“It’s been a struggle. I miss it so much, the people. I miss them. If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl … I won’t stop.”
At her first residency show, Dion broke down in tears during the opening number.
“The path was rocky. The journey was longer than planned, but I hung in there,” she told the crowd, saying her fans’ support helped her get back to what she loved most.
Dion thanked fans for their “patience” during her first Paris show in September. AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard
“Thank you so very much for your support, your patience, and if I may say so, I am everything I am because you loved me,” she said.
Dion will perform 26 total shows in Paris through to May 2027.
Each sold-out show is expected to draw more than 30,000 people, after more than 9 million fans entered a ticket lottery.
