Mother of six children, Madonna returned with frankness in the pages of “Vanity Fair” magazine on her difficulties in combining her life as a pop star and a mother. The singer is currently in full comeback and has just announced an anniversary tour.
On the announcement of his new world tour, entitled The Celebration Tour (Live Nation pre-sale on January 19th and general sale on January 20th) for her 40-year career, Madonna gives herself up with an open heart. The singer gave a long interview to the magazine Vanity Fair, published online this Wednesday, January 18, 2023 (on newsstands 25). Religion, music, her career, her inspirations and her family, the pop star tells how she finds the balance between her hats.
Madonna mother of a large family: she confides in her life as a mom
An exercise she learns every day. “Growing up with a mother like me is a challenge. It was the most difficult, the hardest battle”she confessed, without taboo. Madonna has six children: Lourdes (26, whose father is Carlos Leon), Rocco (22, whose father is director Guy Ritchie), David (17), Mercy (16) and twins Estere and Stella (10), children adopted in Malawi.
“Even today, I find it difficult to understand how this can be achieved, Madonna believes. whoever we are, having children and raising them is like making a work of art. No one gives you instructions, you have to learn from your mistakes. It is a job that requires a lot of time, and which is exhausting because there is never a break.”
And the interpreter of Like a Virgin admits it without problem: having a mother named Madonna is not an advantage. “It’s more of an obstacle than anything else”, she admits frankly. We imagine that it still opens a few doors and that it allows a comfort of life, in particular, financial…
Madonna and her children: her source of happiness
Today, Madonna draws sources of happiness from her musical projects and from the cinema. She is preparing a film about the staging of her own life. And if being on the front of the stage is a driving force, his children have an essential place in his daily life. “The time I spend with my children: seeing them happy, witnessing their development, discovering their passions, she confides in Vanity Fair.
Much of my happiness stems from them [elle avait d’ailleurs déménagé un temps au Portugal dans une sublime maison pour la carrière de footballeur de David, nldr], but also from the inspiration that I find in certain artists.”
And his elders have also decided to embrace the artistic path. Lourdes launched into singing and released her first single Lock&Key this summer ; before that she had launched the Material Girl clothing line and was the face of the Swarovski brand.
Rocco Ritchie, he launched into art, taking a passion for painting and drawing. “Seeing everyone find their way is what makes me happiest. I never pushed Lola (nickname of Lourdes, editor’s note) to make music or my son Rocco to paint. But I never stopped exposing them to art, to music.” A mother “proud”she concludes.
