“If you don’t bring me an apple, I will hit you.” on this day when Celine Dion tearfully tells about her bullying at school.

He has sung on the biggest stages in the world. And yet, Celine Dion didn’t always live the life of a diva as we know it. On the occasion of the 2019 launch of her children’s clothing brand CELINUNUNU, the 55-year-old Quebec singer opened up to YouTuber Lola Dubini on camera about being bullied at school in her youth. “The worst years of my life were school for me,” we hear him say in this video (at the 5:12 mark), which resurfaced a few days ago as part of National Day Against School Bullying, which took place on Thursday on November 9.

The sad look, the singer of the song For you to love me again explains that being too thin and not doing well in class, he was the target of a lot of teasing. “I had very damaged teeth, I was thin, I wasn’t sure of myself at all… I had no friends, I wasn’t beautiful,” she continues in sequence, assuring that, nevertheless, she was able to count on his unwavering support. family “I was so loved and protected at home with my sisters, brothers, parents.”

She, who dreamed of becoming Vanessa Paradis, then remembered an episode, perhaps one of the most traumatic of this period. “I had to walk 20 minutes to get to school, and I often ran through snowstorms because I didn’t have much time to eat lunch… I will always remember a boy in my class saying, You don’t bring me oranges and apples after lunch, I’ll pick you up after class or I’ll punch you, depending on the expression,” he announced, miming a fist in front of his face. Remembering this story, Celine Dion can’t help but shed a few tears as an assistant brings her a tissue. “I felt it, and it’s very scary. I ran home very fast and he threw ice snowballs at my feet. “, he continued.

The singer then explained that her father should put an end to the harassment he experienced by going to talk to the boy who tormented him. While her attacker never spoke to Celine Dion again, she encouraged all young people bullied at school to confide in referrals to break the silence. “When we speak, we win, but we must speak. You must use words, not gestures,” he concludes, assuring that the key lies in the ability to “love yourself and take responsibility for yourself.”