The cruel and dramatic private lives hidden behind the dazzling stages of world-class top divas Whitney Houston and Céline Dion are unveiled.
Episode 65 of KBS 2TV's entertainment program Celebrity Soldier's Secret, airing at 8:30 p.m. on the 21st, focuses on the tumultuous lives and fates of the two legends who dominated the same era and rewrote pop history, Whitney Houston and Céline Dion. Singer Soyou and music critic Bae Sun-tak appear as guests on the broadcast to have in-depth conversations.
First, the broadcast probes the mystery of Whitney Houston's death, who tragically ended her life one day before the 2012 Grammy Awards. When her body was found cold in a hotel bathtub, it was covered with mysterious bruises, and suspicions arose that the bathwater remained warm even six hours after the body was found, shocking the world.
Moreover, the twisted love that led Whitney Houston to ruin and the brutal family saga add to the sorrow. Her husband Bobby Brown, whom she met at the peak of her worldwide fame with the film The Bodyguard, engaged in endless misconduct such as infidelity and violence from immediately after their marriage. Nevertheless, Whitney endured a hellish marriage for 14 years to protect her family, a story that left MC Le Chanwon and the studio cast unable to hide their sighs. To make matters worse, even her biological father turned his back by filing an astronomical lawsuit demanding $100 million (about 150 billion won) against his daughter, and the diva, with nowhere to turn, fell into a devastating collapse and became dependent on drugs. Soyou, who said she had attended one of Houston's concerts in Korea in the past, wiped her eyes, saying it was too painful to watch until the end.
By contrast, Céline Dion's dramatic story of overcoming trials with steadfast supporters and a heartfelt love is also revealed. Even on the brink of bankruptcy, René Angélil, her manager 26 years her senior, recognized Dion's genius, put up his house as collateral to produce her debut album, and their movie-like love story followed. Soyou reportedly said she was stunned, noting that she could not imagine falling in love with a manager.
But happiness was short-lived; a harsh trial also came to Céline Dion. She was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease, stiff-person syndrome, which causes the body's muscles to stiffen like logs and collapse at the slightest sound or stimulation. Even in the crisis of potentially losing everything in an instant, Dion repeatedly endured painful rehabilitation, saying, "If I can't run, I will walk; if I can't walk, I will crawl onto the stage." Ultimately, she famously ascended the Eiffel Tower, the stage for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, delivering a miraculous and moving triumph to the world in a great human victory story that reaches viewers.
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