'Celine Dion shares update after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome

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She affirmed that she was going to stay strong and that nothing was going to stop her

SINGER Celine Dion shows off her titanic shoulder pads.

She posed in a brown trench coat and caramel dress and white hooded top for a Vogue France photoshoot.

Celine Dion posed in a brown trench coat and caramel dress for a Vogue France photoshootCredit: Cass Bird / Vogue France

She also donned this look on the front cover of the magCredit: Cass Bird / Vogue France

The Canadian star, 56, who had a No 1 hit with My Heart Will Go On from 1997 blockbuster Titanic, insisted she was proud "to reveal my beauty".

Celine also told of her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a debilitating disorder that causes muscle stiffness and spasms.

She said: "Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy.

"I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice… I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself.

"At the beginning I would ask myself: 'Why me? How did this happen? What have I done? Is this my fault?'.

"Life doesn't give you any answers. You just have to live it. I have this illness for some unknown reason.

"Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it's over."

And she added: "I have this strength within me. I know nothing is going to stop me."

The full interview is available on the Vogue France website.

Celine spoke about her battle with Stiff Person SyndromeCredit: Cass Bird / Vogue France

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