Here's why Madonna REFUSES to grow old gracefully despite flak for filters and photoshop fails
Earlier this month, Madonna stirred up plenty of controversy by posting an unsettling 13-second TikTok video, set to the tune of her song 'Frozen'. In the video, the 'Material Girl' was seen leaning closer and closer to the camera while giving an eerie kiss. The video left netizens questioning why she'd gone overboard in tweaking her appearance when she can just choose to grow old gracefully.
In this context, the 63-year-old star's friend admitted that the singer hires people to "remove any sign of a wrinkle" on her social media photos. "She [Madonna] works hard on staying younger looking because she likes to feel younger," the singer's dancer friend told New York Post. "She hangs around with younger people because she finds people her age stuffy and boring." The unnamed friend also added that the 'Like a Prayer' singer prefers young lovers, in reference to 27-year-old Ahlamalik Williams whom the star has been dating since 2019.
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Madonna's friend revealed the singer gave up much of her tough exercise routines after the star had a fall while performing in Paris in 2020, leading to knee surgery. "She still keeps well and eats healthily but is relaxing and letting things go a bit. She’s enjoying life across her three main bases in Lisbon, New York, and London," said Madonna's friend. "She even has the odd drink. She isn’t quite as controlling as she once was, and she’s getting on well with all of her kids, which makes her happy."
Madonna has always pushed boundaries, but growing old gracefully doesn't appear to be one of them. Last November, Instagram removed a photo of the singer lounging on a bed in fishnets with her nipple hanging out. She's also posted photos of herself on the toilet and naked in the bath.
The singer, however, has never spoken about having fillers, or plastic surgery. The only time the star responded to a comment about plastic surgery was in June 2021, when she posted a video of a Madonna impersonator singing "Oh my god, just shut the f**k up".
A leading cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Paul Banwell, said Madonna has obviously looked after herself well. "Some of her youthful looks are definitely down to intrinsic beauty, good genetics and a healthy lifestyle," he said. The surgeon, however, admitted that the singer's latest 13-second TikTok video suggests cosmetic enhancement.
"The shape of her face seems to have changed somewhat. [There’s] perhaps some swelling which is sometimes a sign of having had work done. And just from assessing the video, it seems she may have had some anti-wrinkle injections as her forehead is quite static, however, her upper eyelids look to have dropped. The size of the lips also appears to have increased significantly."
Madonna's friend also revealed that the singer tends to lean towards filters and photoshopping on her social media photos. "She has a team of people who work on filters for all of her social media posts to remove any sign of a wrinkle," the friend alleged. "She gets a lot of flak for that. But that doesn’t mean she’s unhappy with where she is. She’s having some fun with it. She’s always loved the attention and this year she wants to grab it more than ever."
The star's friend alleged that this year marks four decades since the 'Live To Tell' singer came to New York City with $35 in her pocket and took the world by storm with her first single, 'Everybody.' The source speculated that since a lot of her contemporaries from early years like Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Whitney Houston have passed away, Madonna is more eager than ever to remind people she is still around.
Madonna's friend said: "She’s one of the biggest stars on the planet. And she feels it's about time she gets recognized for what she’s contributed to the music industry and achieved over the years." The star's friend added, "So far it feels a bit like her anniversary year has kind of fallen flat, so it’s no surprise she’s taken matters into her own hands. She’s determined as ever to stay relevant."
Last year, Madonna signed a major deal with Warner Music Group for her back catalog, which will see the re-release of many of her old classics this fall. The star is also working on a biopic of her life.