Céline Dion’s newest household outing to the NHL Draft is cool as ice.
“I used to be very happy to announce the collection of the Montreal Canadiens for the primary spherical of the 2024 NHL Draft,” Dion, 56, wrote in French through Instagram on Saturday, June 29. “Congratulations to Ivan Demidov!”
The legendary vocalist appeared Friday, June 28, on the draft stage to announce that the Montreal Canadiens deliberate to carry Demidov, 18, to the group.
“With the fifth general choice within the 2024 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens are proud to pick Ivan Demidov,” Dion, who was accompanied by eldest son René-Charles on stage, stated through the broadcast.
Demidov, for his half, was in awe that Dion was the individual to disclose his hockey group.
“It’s unbelievable. It’s like a e book. Like a film. It’s … me,” Demidov stated in a press convention afterward Friday. “I watched the Titanic!”
Dion, whose Oscar-winning track “My Coronary heart Will Go On” appeared on the Titanic soundtrack, attended the Las Vegas occasion with sons René-Charles, 23, and twins Nelson and Eddy, each 13.
“Thanks Canadiens for having me, and NHL for taking such excellent care of my household,” Dion added through Instagram. “We had a variety of enjoyable!”
Dion shared her three youngsters with her late husband, René Angélil, who died in January 2016 on the age of 73 following a throat most cancers battle.
Since Angélil’s loss of life, Dion has leaned on her youngsters particularly when she was recognized with Stiff individual syndrome.
“Her youngsters have been her rock … the twins are very mature for his or her age and René-Charles checks in and dotes on his mother on a regular basis,” a supply completely instructed Us Weekly in December 2022, shortly after she was recognized. “It got here as a shock, however she’s misplaced none of her preventing spirit and is comforted that at the least she is aware of precisely what she’s coping with now and there’s consolation that she will be able to alleviate a number of the signs by getting remedies which can be particular for this situation.”
Dion went public together with her analysis as a result of she felt a heavy “burden” mendacity about her sickness.
“I couldn’t do that anymore,” she stated throughout a June look on the In the present day present. “Mendacity, for me, the burden was an excessive amount of. Mendacity to the individuals who obtained me the place I’m immediately. I couldn’t do it anymore.”
Dion additional discusses her SPS battle within the I Am: Céline Dion documentary, which is presently obtainable to stream on Prime Video.