CELINE DION REVEALS SHE WEARS HER SHOES IN ANY SIZE NO MATTER HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THEY ARE AS SHE MAKES PECULIAR CONFESSION

Celine Dion made a peculiar confession on her new Prime Video documentary as she shared her obsession with shoes.

The singer, 56, who previously revealed she has over 10,000 pairs of shoes, said she makes her feet fit into any type of shoe no matter how big or small the shoe size is.

Celine admitted she suffers the comfort because she would rather make the shoes fit her, so she doesn't miss out if they are out of stock.

Her new documentary I Am: Celine Dion lays bare her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).

While some parts of the video features harrowing footage surrounding her SPS, Celine also shared a light-hearted moment about her love of shoes. 

She said: 'When a girl loves her shoes, she will always make them fit. I have worn shoes my friend, my toes were like this [claws her fingers] because they didn't have my size.

'Every time I went to a store and I loved those shoes they said "What size are you, ma'am". "I said no you don't understand. What size do you have". I'll make them work, I'll make them fit. I will walk the shoe.

'I walk the shoe, the show don't walk me. I've worked with my shoes like this and sometimes like this to hold onto them. From six to ten, give it to me. I love them.'

Elsewhere in her documentary, Celine endures an agonising ten-minute seizure and is seen gasping for breath as medical professionals desperately attempt to alleviate her painful muscle spasms while a camera crew quietly films the ordeal. 

In clear distress, a frantic Celine is given a medicinal nasal spray, commonly used to treat the effects of cluster seizures in sufferers of SPS.  

Celine was diagnosed with the condition, a rare autoimmune neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness and uncontrollable spasms, in 2022.

And a new clip captures Celine as her stricken body goes into 'crisis' during a filmed consultation with medical professionals. 

The singer looks on helplessly as doctors gently lay her in a comfortable position and check her vitals.

All the while, her bare-feet remain rigid as she battles the debilitating effects of the rare condition. 

After receiving assistance the singer is finally able to sit upright and covers herself in a blanket before admitting her embarrassment at losing control of her body in front of the cameras. 

She tells the camera: 'Everytime something like this happens it makes you feel so embarrassed and so, like, I don’t how to express it, it’s just… you know, like to not have control of yourself..' 

An emotional Celine breaks down while admitting she hasn't given up on resuming her stage career at some point in the future. 

She said: 'I still see myself dance and sing. I always find plan b and plan c, you know. That’s me. If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl. But I won’t stop. I won’t stop.'

Director Irene Taylor told the PA news agency she was thinking "should I film it" when Celine went "very quickly" into the attack, but decided to continue as the singer, known for her powerful voice, had told her not "to ask permission to film something".

She added: 'So in that first 30 seconds, I was not focused on filming, I was the sound person and my cinematographer was there.

'But there were several people in the room and everyone was doing what they were trained to do to help her, they'd all been given medical training on what to do if this happens. 

'So she was in the best hands she could be in. If they needed an extra pair of hands, I would have dropped my microphone and gotten in (to) help them without a doubt. But I did decide to keep filming, knowing that we didn't have to use it.' 

            WHAT IS STIFF PERSON                                        SYNDOME?  

Stiff person syndrome is an extremely rare disorder that makes the muscles in the torso and limbs alternate between spasming and being rigid.

Estimates suggest it affects around 70 people in the UK and 330 in the US and remains little understood. Around twice as many women as men are hit with it.

The progressive disease sees patients' stiffness increase over time and can lead to them needing to use a wheelchair. 

There tend to be three types of the syndrome:

  • Classical person man syndrome: When rigidity and spasms are around the back and stomach, and occasionally thighs and neck. It can cause back curvature over time.
  • Stiff limb syndrome: Spasms especially affect the legs and feet, occasionally causing them to become fixed in place. Hands can also be affected.
  • Jerking stiff person syndrome: The rarest, most aggressive form, which includes symptoms from both the others, and also affects the head and eyes.

Experts do not know exactly what is behind the disease. 

But they believe it may be caused by an autoimmune reaction, when the body attacks its own nerve cells that control muscle movement.

Around 40 per cent of sufferers also have type 1 diabetes, another autoimmune disease. Type 1 diabetes is particularly associated with classical person syndrome.

Other autoimmune conditions like vitiligo, which causes white patches of skin, and pernicious anemia are likewise associated with it.

It is also more common in people with breast, lung, kidney, thyroid or colon cancer, as well as lymphomas, but researchers do not yet know why. 

In stiff person syndrome, the immune system attacks a protein that helps make gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which regulate motor neurons — the nerves that control movement.

Low levels of GABA cause the neurons to continuously fire when they are not supposed to, resulting in the spasms and rigidity. 

What are its symptoms? 

The main symptoms caused by stiff person syndrome are spasms and rigidity of the torso and limbs.

Spasms can be triggered by loud noises, with the condition also causing heightened sensitivity to sound.

Touch and emotional distress can also be felt more intensely as a result of the condition.

The spasms can be so severe they cause people to fall over or lead to difficulty walking and other disability.

Stress and anxiety are also usually higher in those with the condition, particularly because of the unpredictability of spasms.

The lack of GABA — which regulates anxiety — in their system also affects mental health. 

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