Madonna in hospital: Celebrities ship messages of help as singer recovers from ‘critical bacterial an infection’
Stars have despatched their well-wishes to Madonna after the singer spent days in intensive care after being struck down by a “serious bacterial infection”.
The 64-year-old singer has been forced to postpone all forthcoming commitments, together with The Celebration world tour, which had been attributable to kick off subsequent month.
Her supervisor, Guy Oseary, mentioned in a press release posted on social media: “On Saturday 24 June, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several day stay in the ICU.
“Her well being is bettering, nonetheless, she remains to be underneath medical care. A full restoration is predicted.
“At this time we might want to pause all commitments, which incorporates the tour.
“We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows.”
Responding to the news, quite a few celebrities have been fast to ship good needs to Madonna, with RuPaul’s Drag Race choose Michelle Visage writing on Instagram: “Take good care of our queen”.
Zooey Deschanel wrote: “Hope she feels better very soon!” whereas actress Rita Wilson mentioned: “Sending Madonna my prayers for a speedy recovery.”
Australian star Isla Fisher, who’s married to British comic Sacha Baron Cohen, added: “Sending her so much love from us,” whereas Rosanna Arquette mentioned: “Sending her love and good light vibrations for a good recovery.”
Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood posted three coronary heart emojis.
Madonna had been attributable to mark the fortieth anniversary of her musical profession with The Celebration world tour, which might have kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July, earlier than shifting on to exhibits within the US.
She had been attributable to come to London for 4 sold-out exhibits on the O2 Arena from 14 October as a part of the European leg of the tour.
Performances have been additionally scheduled in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.
The present, which has been billed as a “one-of-a-kind experience,” will function music from her four-decade again catalogue.
Madonna final toured from September 2019 to March 2020 for her Madame X exhibits, nonetheless she was forced to cancel quite a few dates of the run on “doctors’ orders” after struggling “overwhelming pain”.
The postponed tour will function a few of her largest hits – right here pictured on stage in 1983. Pic: Mediapunch/Shutterstock
At the time, she mentioned she had been “plagued” with knee and hip accidents because the starting of the tour, and was seen strolling with a cane and carrying knee helps.
The first London show of the Madame X tour was one of those cancelled, with the star saying on the time: “I must always listen to my body and put my health first.”
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The last two dates of the tour have been later known as off attributable to Covid, with the singer describing cancelling exhibits as “a kind of punishment for me”.
Her Sticky & Sweet Tour, which ran from August 2008 to September 2009, and her 60-date Confessions tour in 2006 each broke information for essentially the most cash grossed on tour by a feminine entertainer ($194m and $411m respectively).
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Her tour report as highest-grossing feminine performer of all time was solely damaged final 12 months, when she was overtaken by Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour.
Known to many because the Queen Of Pop, the Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello-winning star has reportedly bought greater than 300 million information worldwide.
The singer – finest recognized for a string of hits within the Eighties and Nineties together with Like A Virgin, Vogue, Like A Prayer and Holiday – was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.