Anne-Claire Coudray met Céline Dion exclusively for TF1

The Quebec star is promoting the documentary dedicated to him on Prime Video. The interview will be broadcast on Sunday in the 8 p.m. news on TF1.

“She’s doing much better than in the documentary.“, it is reassuring that Anne-Claire Coudray evokes, Friday June 14, her meeting with the international singer Céline Dion. On June 25, Prime Video will broadcast an exceptional documentary on the artist, which has been rare for several months on stage and in the media On this occasion, the Quebec star nevertheless granted an exclusive interview to TF1, in French, which will be broadcast on Sunday June 16, 2024, in the 8 p.m. news.

The artist has not spoken since announcing his illness in December 2022, has canceled all his concerts for a year. It was in Las Vegas that Anne-Claire Coudray went to meet her, having previously seen the documentary entitled: “I am: Céline Dion”, which she found astonishing. “Celine Dion has opened its doors. She really allowed the director to film her at any moment of her life, in this fight against this stiff man disease.“, she confides.

“She really had this need to explain to people why she had abandoned them.”

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“She needed to explain how she lied, continues Anne-Claire Coudrayhow she had lied to herself, lied to her audience for more than 15 years, with this illness which was beginning to appear and which she took time to identify.”

In her interview with the artist, she soberly returns to her decision to withdraw: “I did not have the choice. The disease took control of my vocal cords and my entire body, from head to toe, and I said to myself: I don’t want my children to be afraid. I can’t take this pain of lies anymore.” A great sincerity that the presenter confirms: “I discovered a woman who has regained control over her body, which is much better. You have to work against this body which contracts. The crises are quite impressive“.”And then she returns to the studio and I think that when you love Celine Dion, that’s the question you want to ask her!“, enthuses Anne-Claire Coudray. Her voice has changed, she doesn’t like it, but hopes to find the one before. So will Céline Dion be one of the voices of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games? The journalist remains doubtful: “I don’t believe it, but obviously, we’ll see!“

Watch this interview on video: