Adele, Celine Dion embrace, weep at Las Vegas residency concert

The queens of the Las Vegas residency shared an emotional encounter Saturday night at Caesars Palace.
Adele plunged into the sea of fans at her Colosseum show during “When We Were Young” when she discovered Celine Dion discreetly seated in a box by the soundboard, as captured in a video posted by @sophxadelexf1 on X. The tears flowed for both, and the two superstar singers seemed overcome as they hugged, held hands and spoke. At one point, Dion cradled Adele’s face, clasped Adele’s hand to her right cheek and kissed it, then leaned in for a last few words.
“Give it up for Miss Celine Dion!” a weepy Adele, 36, announced to the crowd after making her way back to the stage, and Dion, 56, stood and waved before retreating to her seat and mopping her face with tissue, being comforted by her younger sons, 14-year-old twins Nelson Angélil and Eddy Angélil. The audience cheered, clapped and gave a standing ovation, and in one clip, fans could be heard excitedly repeating, “Oh, my God!” as the moment unfolded.
Both stars were done up in their diva best for the meeting, which took place in the venue built for Dion’s 2003 A New Day residency. Adele donned a sweeping black gown with a portrait neckline, embellished with glistening black baubles, her hair long and loose. Dion wore a slinky black gown with an asymmetrical cut at the shoulder, a dramatic choker around her neck and her hair pulled back in a bun.
“This show was absolutely insane,” @plumeria_89 commented on Adele’s Instagram post of photos from the night.
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“Wow, Celine is weeping. I love seeing gratitude on celebrities. What a moment,” @heypierreking wrote on X.
Since 2022, Dion has been coping with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder which causes debilitating muscle spasms. The condition has kept her off the concert stage, save her recent opening ceremony performance for the Paris Olympics.
Adele’s final Weekends With Adele show is Nov. 23, and the singer says she’ll take an “incredibly long hiatus” afterward.
“I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now,” she told fans at a Munich concert in August, where she announced her plan for a break. “I want to live my life that I’ve been building and I will miss you terribly.”
Contributing: Pamela Avila