Celine Dion made a rare public outing at a hockey game in Las Vegas on amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.
Shortly after she made a surprise appearance at the Grammys in February, the 55-year-old music icon attended the Edmonton Oilers game and spent time with the players in the locker room.
In footage recently shared by the team’s official Instagram account, she had the team cracking up when she imitated the players in their skates and equipment.
Her outing at the game was one of her rare public appearances amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.
She was also seen interacting with onlookers and appeared to be in high spirits while out in New York City over the weekend.
Celine Dion made a rare public outing at a hockey game in Las Vegas on amid her battle with stiff person syndrome. Shortly after she made a surprise appearance at the Grammys, the 55-year-old music icon attended the Edmonton Oilers game and spent time with the players in the locker room
Her outing at the game was one of her rare public appearances amid her battle with stiff person syndrome
In the video, which was filmed back in February, the singer looked stunning in a cream-colored, cashmere sweater dress, which was tied into a knot at the side of her hip.
She had her platinum blonde tresses tied into a loose bun at the nape of her neck and sported large hoop earrings.
She appeared to be wearing little-to-no-makeup as she interacted with the NHL players from her native Canada.
Standing in their locker room, she said she was excited to meet the them before hilariously imitating a hockey player’s stance on the ice rink.
‘[It’s] exciting to me — those big guys, like, just on flat shoes,’ she began.
‘I cannot imagine on stakes with all the equipment going like,’ she said as she copied a squatting stance with a hockey stick.
The Oilers’ left winger Zach Hyman was seen smiling and laughing at her impression as he stood beside her in the clip.
In the caption of the post, the team wrote: ‘Celine had Hyms cracking up.’
In footage recently shared by the team’s official Instagram account, she had the team cracking up when she imitated the players in their skates and equipment
In the video, which was filmed back in February, the singer looked stunning in a cream-colored, cashmere sweater dress, which was tied into a knot at the side of her hip. She had her platinum blonde tresses tied into a loose bun at the nape of her neck and sported large hoop earrings
She was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome — a rare neurological disorder, which causes the body to attack its own nerve cells. She shared her diagnosis with the public in December 2022; seen in February 2024
The NHL team also shared a trailer for an upcoming episode of their series The Drop, which previewed footage of Dion.
In a clip, she was seen shaking hands with several of the players and joking about being at the game.
‘I’ve got three boys,’ she said. ‘What do you think: I’m going to see Beauty and the Beast every night?’
An audio clip from one of Oilers teammates was then heard talking about the Canadian singer.
‘I think she’s a big personality. I think she kind of commanded the room.’
She was diagnosed with the rare neurological disorder, which causes the body to attack its own nerve cells. She shared her diagnosis with the public in December 2022.
Her sister said back in December 2023 that the incurable syndrome had progressed and the songstress was ‘no longer has control over muscles’.
