THE skintight catsuits, dazzling accessories and raunchy dance moves were 100% Madge. And as she strutted her stuff, belted out her beats and increased the energy, it was hard to believe she was at death’s door just a few months ago.
In fact, Madonna (65) twirled and twerked on stage like someone half her age when she recently kicked off her long-awaited Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena.
Just months ago she was in an intensive care unit fighting a serious bacterial infection, but there was no sign of it on stage.
She told the 20,000-strong crowd of her early days being “hungry, broke and scared” in New York, with a lack of support from her father, who wanted her to come back home.
CELEBRATION TOUR BY NUMBERS
- 47 The number of hit songs she performed during the show.
- 80 tons The weight of production equipment used during the show.
- 17 The number of archive costumes recreated.
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15 The number of countries the tour will travel to.
20 000 The number of fans who attended the opening night at London’s O2 Arena.
“But I was not about to go back,” she declared. “Because I am not a quitter!”
You can say that again.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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