14 DAY TRIAL // Celine Dion has spent the past few months on the side bench after a virus that affected her vocal chords forced her to cancel many dates of her extremely successful Las Vegas show. She sat down for an interview with NBC for the first time since getting the all-clear from doctors.
Video of it is below, embedded at the end of the article.
Besides gushing about family life, the joy she feels at coming back on stage – as well as the pain of having to cancel dates because she knew she disappointed fans in doing so –, Celine also takes a question about a comment Kate Winslet made a while back.
While promoting the 3D re-release of “Titanic,” Kate was asked how she felt about the title song, “My Heart Will Go On,” which Celine sings.
Without meaning any offense, she said she'd become sick over it because she'd heard it so many times – her exact words were “[I feel] like throwing up. No, I shouldn't say that. No, actually, I do feel like throwing up.”
Asked about this comment in particular, Celine is very diplomatic in her answer: she understands why Kate would say these things (especially given the gibes she was often subjected to when it played on the radio or on TV), but she can't agree.
“If I just count how many times I've sung it, maybe it'll get me sick. If she feels tired just hearing it, and, like, throwing up, I'm glad she was not the one singing it,” Celine says smiling.
The “Titanic” song helped Celine become part of history and, if only for that, she could never bear it any ill will.
“'My Heart Will Go On' gave me the opportunity to be associated with a classic that will live forever,” the diva says.
In the same interview, she jokes / teases about the possibility of a very unexpected duet, with none other than rapper Eminem.
Celine's eldest son is a fan of Em's music and, told that she probably can't sing along with him, Celine sees the humor in it, saying one should never rule out such a collaboration.
Check out the video to see what the diva also has to say about her amazing family and returning to the Las Vegas stage.