An additional Madonna was recently found in the Vatican.
A week after turning 66, Madonna gave fans a glimpse of her family trip to the headquarters of the Catholic Church via Instagram on Friday (August 23). While in Rome, she took glamorous pictures showing off an elegant floral dress, hat and gloves, posing in front of the ancient architecture of the Vatican City and admiring some of the magnificent marble statues and religious paintings immortalized on the walls inside the holy buildings.
“Arrivederci Roma!!!” she captioned the post. “A perfect end to a glorious birthday celebration with friends and family! … Ciao Italia!!!!”
The “Material Girl” singer also included a photo of her 11-year-old twins Estere and Stella wearing matching polka dot dresses on the outing, as well as a photo of herself standing next to rumored boyfriend Akeem Morris. In the latter, Madge cools herself with a delicate fan while the footballer wears a white scarf as a veil over his head.
The post comes nearly four months after Madonna wrapped up her holiday tour in early May, capping a career showcase that began later than expected due to the superstar's June 2023 hospitalization for a bacterial infection. On July 4 this year, the Queen of Pop reflected on her recovery in a heartfelt post on Instagram, writing: “One year ago today, I had just come home from the hospital after a life-threatening illness, barely I could stand in my yard holds a sparkler.”
“I made a miraculous recovery and had an amazing year,” he added at the time. “Thank God. Life is beautiful!”
Later that month, Madonna and her twin daughters walked the red carpet Deadpool & Wolverine premiered in celebration of the 1989 hit “Like a Prayer” used in the superhero film. In an interview with SiriusXM shortly before the premiere, the film's star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy talked about the song approval process for the project, which apparently included a personal visit to Madge's home.
“It was a big deal to ask for it and definitely a bigger deal to use it,” Levy recalls. “We went and met with her and showed her how it was used, where and why.”
“He hit a great note,” Reynolds added. “Watch it and I'm not kidding, [she said]'You have to do this.' And damn if it wasn't spot on.”
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