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Her heart will go on: why Celine Dion's not yet ready to fall in love again

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Celine Dion recently admitted that she is not prioritising her love life at present. (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Getty Images)
Celine Dion recently admitted that she is not prioritising her love life at present. (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Getty Images)

She was on stage barely a month after her husband died and didn’t stop in the four years that followed.

A sell-out Las Vegas residency, a showstopper performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, a 28-date tour of Europe and Canada, the release of a French-language album, a newfound love of avant-garde garb that dazzled crowds at high-end fashion shows – Celine Dion was all go, go, go. 

Then the pandemic arrived – and for the first time since she lost her beloved René Angélil (73), her husband of 22 years and the driving force behind her music career, she had to confront her grief.

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