Celine Dion, 56, gets SOAKED with Gatorade during surprise Sunday Night Football intro appearance
Celine Dion surprised fans by getting soaked in Gatorade on Sunday.
The 56-year-old singer – who recently criticized Donald Trump for using her songs without permission at a campaign rally – had the orange sports drink poured on her during a surprise debut appearance on Sunday Night Football.
She referenced her song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now while discussing her “passion” for the Dallas Cowboys-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry while wearing a Super Bowl XXX jersey.
“I think what I love most about this game is its power to connect who we are with who we were, to prove that our most powerful memories and our most enduring loves can stay with us forever. You know what I’m talking about, right?’ she said as her 1996 hit played.
“Sometimes, some nights, it all just comes back,” she added. ‘The love affair. Well, maybe not ‘loving’ as I usually sing about it. But still…work with me here.”
Celine Dion surprised fans by getting drenched in Gatorade during her surprise debut on Sunday Night Football
She compared the song to her emotional connection to the sport, saying, “I mean, ‘When you touch me like that, when you hold me like that.’ It kind of fits, doesn’t it?’
‘But really, what beautiful passion it stirred, what painful heartbreak it revealed, so long ago. Like many old flames, it always feels good when they are back together. Don’t you think?’
The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers has been going on since 1976, when the Steelers defeated the Cowboys (21-17) in Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII (35-31) in 1979.
But in 1996, the Cowboys ruled in Super Bowl XXX, beating the Steelers 27-17.
“Like tonight, summoning the kind of magic they once produced. The Cowboys and the Steelers, a timeless classic on Sunday Night,” said the My Heart Will Go On singer.
Later in the video, fans see a glimpse of Dion appearing surprised as she gets coolers full of Gatorade poured over her.
She was also shown cheering and enjoying the moment as she wore her soaked sweatshirt with liquid dripping down her face.
Earlier on Sunday, NBC Sports teased her appearance by sharing a clip of the singer wearing the Superbowl sweatshirt on their clothing. Tiktok account.
Later in the video, fans see a glimpse of Dion appearing surprised as she gets coolers full of Gatorade poured over her.
She referenced her song It’s All Coming Back to Me Now while discussing her “passion” for the Dallas Cowboys-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry while rocking a Super Bowl XXX jersey
She compared the song to her emotional connection to the sport, saying, “I mean, ‘When you touch me like that, when you hold me like that.’ It kind of fits, doesn’t it?’
‘But really, what beautiful passion it stirred, what painful heartbreak it revealed, so long ago. Like many old flames, it always feels good when they are back together,” she said
They wrote in the caption of the teaser clip, “It all comes back to Sunday night.”
The Canadian hitmaker’s special performance comes after she performed Hymne à l’amour for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
In 2022, the singer announced that she had been diagnosed with a serious neurological condition called stiff person syndrome.
The rare condition has side effects that present as muscle spasms and can affect her singing ability.