Celine Dion and her three kids are finding a way to heal in the wake of her husband and manager René Angélil’s death from throat cancer in January.
On Friday, Dion guest co-hosted the fourth hour of the “Today” show with Kathie-Lee Gifford, whose husband Frank Gifford died in 2015.
“I lost the man of my life. But I cannot live thinking this way,” Dion told Gifford. “I have to say, ‘I found the best man in the world’ — like you did for yourself. And we were both extremely lucky.”
The “My Heart Will Go On” singer has vowed to stay strong and set an example for her three children ― 5 year-old twin boys and a 15-year-old son.
“I look at my children and I see him through their eyes. I tell them that dad is not gone. He lives within us. He’s in our heart,” she said.
Adjusting to life without her husband of 21 years has not been easy for Dion and the family. Still, she said they are are doing well ― thanks largely to the “luggage,” or set of tools, Angélil left them with.
“The luggage that we have will carry us for the rest of our lives,” she said. “Showing our kids that mom is fine and you’re going to be OK.”
At the Billboard Music Awards in May, Dion gave a powerful performance of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On,” one of her late husband’s favorite songs. Her oldest son René-Charles then surprised her when he came on stage to present her with the Icon Award.
“Rene, this one’s for you,” Dion said. “The show must go on.”
Find out more about how Dion and the kids are doing in the video above.
H/T Today
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