Céline Dion is preparing to show fans an unseen side of her career, family life, and health struggles in a new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion . In December 2022, the legendary singer revealed that -- after months of struggling with heath issues, including muscle spasms and stiffness -- she had officially been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare autoimmune disorder. Since her diagnosis, Céline has been candid about how her home life and career have been affected by her new health journey, and how she's leaned on friends and family for their love and support -- in particular, her three sons: 23-year-old René-Charles and 13-year-old twins Eddy and Nelson.
Céline and her late husband and manager, René Angélil, tied the knot in December 1994, and struggled for many years to conceive. Thankfully, the couple was blessed with their sons before René died in January 2016, after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. Read on to learn more about Céline's three sons, and the rare appearances she's made with them throughout the years.
René-Charles Angélil was born on Jan. 25, 2001, becoming his mother's first child and his father's fourth. He was named after his father and Céline's paternal grandfather, Charles.
Céline and René had René-Charles christened at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Quebec. He was baptized under the Eastern rites of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church, his father's religion, which meant he received his baptism, first communion and c.
