Shania Twain is living her best life at 60, joining Harry Styles for 12 dates at London's Wembley. Each night sees the 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman' singer takes to the stage in a series of daring outfits, with the singer looking emotional to be back doing what she does best - wowing crowds with her iconic hits while dressed in showstopping outfits.
The tour is likely particularly special for Shania, who at one point thought she might never return to the stage. In her documentary, Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl, the 60-year-old opened up about her condition, explaining that in 2003, she was riding her horse when she was bitten by a tick. "The tick was infected with Lyme's Disease, and I did get Lyme's Disease and my symptoms were quite scary," Shania said.
"I was on stage feeling dizzy, I was losing my balance, I was afraid I was going to fall off the stage." The Come On Over singer explained she experienced millisecond blackouts every 30 seconds, and while she recovered from these issues, she worried that her voice would never be the same again.
© InstagramShania Twain's vocal issues
Speaking on the issues she experienced with her voice, Shania said: "It just went into this strange flanging, lack of control of the airflow. I didn't understand it. I thought I'd lost my voice forever, I thought I'd never ever sing again. I learned that if I could get my voice into a certain place, with a lot of effort, it would sustain for at least long enough to do a great vocal," she said. Shania previously admitted that the "debilitating" illness left her feeling sad and depressed.
"I also felt that I was never going to make another album — that was probably my truth. It was devastating. I really grieved about that. It did bring me down and I struggled with it every day," she told The Sun.
© Getty Images"It was very depressing, and I was really sad about it, but I still had my writing, and my writing is my first love, really, over everything. I was only going to be a writer and not the performer," she added.
Thankfully for Shania's legions of loyal fans - and all of the new fans she's likely picking up as she takes to the stage at Harry Styles' gigs - she eventually got her voice to a place where she felt comfortable enough to sing again, and a decade on, she took to the stage once more, signing up to do a Las Vegas residency in 2012.
© Getty ImagesAs for her opening set at Harry's gigs, fans can expect to hear an abundance of her hits, including Man! I Feel Like a Woman, That Don't Impress Me Much, and Still The One, alongside hits from her new album, Little Miss Twain.
