Celine Dion has just revealed her twin baby boys Nelson and Eddy to Hello Magazine and People Magazine this week. Celine got the full Hello cover – and only a sidebar for People, who must have worked around the clock on their Elizabeth Edwards cover story. Anyway, Celine’s fraternal boys look like… babies. They’re only like five weeks old – you can barely tell what they’re going to look like at this point. But Celine gave a great interview… and I just love her. I want the best for her. She deserves it.
Céline Dion takes PEOPLE all over her Jupiter Island, Fla., mansion for a collection of intimate photos with 6-week-old fraternal twins Eddy and Nelson in our new issue, on newsstands Friday. Lounging on the porch, in the pool, in the family bed – the twins, born Oct. 23, are getting more than comfy their new home, as Dion and husband René Angélil celebrate their expanded family after six difficult rounds of IVF.
The couple’s older son, René-Charles, 9, also seems thrilled with his new siblings, cradling them in a mound of red pillows in one photo.
In the story, Dion talks about the pregnancy, birth, life with the newborns and her plans for easing into rehearsals for her new Las Vegas show, which kicks off March 15.
“The love and what I feel inside, what we have accomplished – I don’t know how to put it into words,” Dion says. “It’s bigger than life itself.”
“They’re so cute, it’s incredible,” said Celine. “When we look at them we can’t believe it, and to have them here at home – it’s all we could wish for.”
The boys, who were born when Celine was 35 weeks pregnant, were in a neonatal intensive unit for several days, but they have all since returned to their home in Florida.
“They’re feeding every two hours now,” said Celine. “It’s going well. I don’t get a lot of sleep, yes, for sure I’m tired, but that’s what I want.”
Celine, 42, also spoke about the heartbreak of having originally being pregnant with triplets.
“For a week we thought we had triplets, but sadly on the next visit to the doctors we only heard two heartbeats,” she revealed.
“That little baby decided to leave the space for the two others and to say goodbye to us. It happened very early during the pregnancy. But still, it shocks you.”
Before this pregnancy, Celine and Rene had spent years trying for a sibling for their nine-year-old son Rene-Charles. Celine endured six rounds of IVF and suffered a miscarriage.
Rene says that the twins arrival was understandably emotional. “We were crying, he said. “Even though we didn’t speak to each other, we were both thinking about the time it took [to conceive them].”
The couple also spoke about the names they have chosen for their sons, Eddy and Nelson. “The idea is to have our sons be inspired by somebody that has the same name,” said Rene, 68, who also has three grown-up children from two previous marriages.
“We met with Nelson Mandela and spent some time with him at his house when we started Celine’s world tour,” he said. “Eddy is an homage to Eddy Marnay,” he said, referring to the French songwriter who wrote Celine’s first five albums, and had also written for Edith Piaf and Nana Mouskouri.
“He was like a father to me,” said Celine. “He passed away six years ago. He was such a gentle man, everybody loved him.”
[From Hello Magazine & People]
At the end of the day, I still find Nelson and Eddy to be extremely dated and unfashionable names, but at least Celine’s kids don’t have everybody’s else’s name, you know? There are worst things than being named after Nelson Mandela, or someone your mom loved like a father. It’s all good – and I’m glad to see Celine looking so healthy too. Bless her.
Hello cover courtesy of HuffPo.
Awww I love Celine Dion to and I only wish her nothing but the best. I think her baby boys are totally adorable.
I adore her too. She’s so genuine
Congrats! 🙂
They are sooooo cute!!!!! I’m happy for her.
Don’t like Celine, but man, she makes GORGEOUS kids!
Wow, look at all that hair!!!
Aww, I didn’t know about the triplets thing. She does come across very sweet in this interview =)
I love Celine. She is amazing and full of personality. Good wishes to her and her family!
Lovely article Kaiser. Very happy for Celine and her family. Beautiful children.
What sweet baby boys!
So beautiful and sweet.
Congrats Celine!
I luv Celine and she is an amazing performer! I wish her and her boys well.
shes coming back to vegas in the spring, can’t wait!
A good history can give any name a bump up in my opinion. I agree with you in that they’re a little dated, but reading the backstory makes me think it’s a wonderful gesture.
While I wouldn’t have picked either name for a kid, these are not over the top, unlike Pilot Inspektor or Audio Science or Moxie Crimefighter.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Great writeup Kaiser. Those babies could not be more adorable and neither could Celine. What an abundance of blessings. When ever I see or hear Celine, my day is made.
I LOVE the names Eddy and Nelson. They are not overdone (is it just me, or is every boy between the age of 4 and 7 named Aiden these days?) but not so weird as to be a problem (Apple. APPLE!!!) Also, the inspiration behind them is great. Well done Celine, ma petite fromage.
Aww. I wish them the best of luck!
Interesting backstory. I immediately thought of Nelson Eddy
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I really dislike Celine’s music (sounds to me like she’s screaming) but I’m really happy that she has gotten her wish for more children. She’s from a big family and I can imagine not being able to have more than one kid was really awful for her. So, congrats to her and Rene. Those babies are adorable. I love babies with tons of hair.
“It’s going well. I don’t get a lot of sleep, yes, for sure I’m tired, but that’s what I want.”
Bless her heart! I love Celine and the fact that she has always been so forthcoming with her fans about her life. She seems so cool and genuinely thankful for all of the blessings she has been given : )
I thought that too, Katenonymous! I am waaaaaaaay too young to know about him, but I tend to watch too much TCM 🙂 Besides the instant name recognition, it just seemed to make sense to me that Celine might be a fan of their musicals.
I really think that Celine is an excellent singer (if maybe reliant on a few too many vocal pyrotechnics–homegirl sometimes beats songs to death)and she seems to be a nice person. Kathy Griffin actually has some very nice things to say about her, and Kathy never has nice things to say about anybody. Her children are beautiful. I guess I’m still not over the old man she’s married to. He has always seemed extremely creepy and unattractive to me. However, that’s who she chose, and that is her right. I just think it is so irresponsible to be fathering children at 68. Especially since Rene has heart problems and other health issues, so he likely won’t make it to 78. I know we can never predict anything in life for certain, but it will be sad for those children to lose a father so young.
Celine Dion is a great singer, I’m happy for her, she finally has her babies at home. Since she comes from a large family I wonder if she will try to have more kids?
Hopefully, Nelson Eddy will be stand as the twin’s godfather. Congrats, Celine.
U ARE BLESSED.BIG CONGRATULATOINS
I am happy for her though.. always have thought that she was way older than 42..
there is nothing that brings so much joy than having more children..
Go Celine..
luv you!
Nice read. Very informative. Thanks for sharing!