Céline Dion: « I could have died ».

Crédit: Capture/TVA

Céline Dion confides in Jean-Philippe Dion, in Quebec, an in-depth interview.

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Céline recalls her worst moments linked to her illness, from which she has been suffering since as far back as the Taking Chances tour.

« I could have stopped breathing. I could have died, » she says, echoing her recent revelations to NBC.

« I couldn’t lie anymore, » she adds, before briefly touching on René Angélil’s death.

« My children have already lost their father, I don’t want them to be afraid of losing their mother, » she tells the host and long-time friend.