Celine Dion who is currently battling Stuff Person Syndrome – took to Instagram on Christmas Eve to share a very funny video of herself dressed as The Grinch.
Stiff Person Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder which ’causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms that come and go and can worsen over time.’
Celine Dion shared a short clip with her 9.4 million followers as she sat all by herself around a fire pit while mimicking the voice and inflection of the character made famous by Jim Carrey in 2000 film How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
As if that already wasn’t enough hilarity, at one point she even sung the chorus from her 1996 All By Myself which is a cover of the 1975 by Eric Carmen.
In the clip she joked: ‘The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me on such short notice. Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn’t allow it.
‘Four o’clock, exercise my voice. 4:30, wake my children up. 5, solve world hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize. 6:30, dinner with me, I can’t cancel that again! 7, wrestle with my creative ideas. I’m booked!
‘Of course if I bumped my creative ideas to 9, I’ll still have time to lay in bed and scroll TikTok videos endlessly. Or, I can just simply wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.’
The hilarious clip concluded with her referencing her hit song as she sang: ‘When I was young, I never needed anyone.’
In the video she was in full Grinch costume including green fur with a Santa Claus outfit on top and showed real commitment to the gag as she sported green make-up including the character’s nose.
The Instagram post was captioned: ‘Silent night? Not on my watch…’
In October, Celine Dion made a rare appearance with her sons at Paul McCartney’s Las Vegas concert.
The Canadian star looked thrilled as she sang and clapped along from the crowd while watching the Beatles legend, 83, perform at Allegiant Stadium.
Celine joyfully pumped her fist in the air as she spent quality time with her sons René-Charles, 23, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 14.
In a video uploaded at the time to her Instagram page, the singer had emotionally explained, ‘Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life.
‘Sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.
She added: ‘I’m working hard with my sports medicine therapist every day to build back my strength and my ability to perform again, but I have to admit it’s been a struggle.
‘All I know is singing. It’s what I’ve done all my life, and it’s what I love to do the most,’ the mother-of-three continued.
Last year in May, Celine – who also shared a moving message amid Eurovision’s semi-finals – gave a health update during an interview with Vogue and expressed that her ‘happiness has come back.’
She continued, ‘It has been a big burden on my shoulders, and a lot of that weight’s gone…because now I can just focus on reality. That’s wonderful.’
And during an appearance on Today also last year, the performer stated, ‘I believe in myself, in my bravery’ while adding that she will not let the disorder ‘control my life.’
‘I’m going to come onstage because I’m ready. And my vocal cords will not scare me because I’m going to be ready, and I’m going to hit those notes.’
Celine – whose experience with the disease was shown in her documentary I Am: Celine Dion – gave a moving performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics as she belted out L’Hymne à L’Amour by Edith Piaf.
More recently Celine was announced as the new face of Charlotte Tilbury as she makes a triumphant return to the spotlight.
Confirmed by the Daily Mail last month, the singer is making her comeback in a collaboration with the best-selling make-up house.
Wearing a nude sparkly feathered catsuit, Celine looked incredible as she posed next to Charlotte, 52, or their highly anticipated Christmas advert.