Celine Dion Opens Up About Her Unique Pre-Show Ritual Involving Her Late Husband

After the sudden and devastating loss of her husband, René Angélil, in 2016. The pop singer Celine Dion has found a way to spend a moment with her long-time love before each performance.

It was a very difficult year for the award-winning singer, after losing her husband to cancer, her brother unexpectedly died just two days later.

“I think I will probably grieve for the rest of my life. René has prepared me for all my life since I’m 12 [sic]. I have never met another man in my life, never kissed another man in my life,” she admitted.

Celine and René met when she was just 12-years-old. In the early days, René served as her manager and helped transform her into a superstar.

“I never wrote my songs. I didn’t even know how to read music or play an instrument,” she says. “I had a great manager who surrounded me with the best people.”

After a few years of working together, they began a romantic relationship but kept it quiet because of their 26-year age difference.

“I am definitely in love with [René], married to him,” she shared. “He’s the love of my life. It’s very difficult for me to see myself with another person. The love that I have for him, I live it every day.'”

The couple married in 1994 and spent 21 years together.

The Canadian singer has three children with her late husband; René-Charles who is 17, and seven-year-old twins, Nelson and Eddy.

The proud mother recently celebrated her eldest son’s 17th birthday with a sweet post on Instagram.

“I love you more and more each day, and I’m so proud of the young man that you’ve become,” she wrote.

In spite of the emotional roller coaster, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer has not slowed down.