Madonna and the demanding routine of exercises and rehearsals in the days prior to her hospitalization: “She has not led as healthy a life as she should” – La Prensa Gráfica

In the days prior to your hospitalization, Madonna She was pushing her body to the limit, or at least that’s what people close to the singer say today. On the eve of her new world tour, the Celebration Tour, the Queen of Pop was struggling in rehearsals to meet the level of perfection she always had, which could have made the infection more severe.

“For quite some time he ignored some symptoms of illness because he thought they would go away. On top of that, she didn’t want to stop rehearsing,” a music industry source told People magazine. “She was exhausted and she wasn’t feeling 100 percent in the days leading up to her tour. She is relentless in her quest to be the best, because she wants to surprise her fans and be a pioneer by doing what others have not yet done, ”added this person to the American media.

The “Like A Prayer” singer began rehearsing for her tour in April, dedicating six out of seven days a week to preparing for the show. According to The Sun, a family member of hers spoke of her demanding schedule: “She has not led as healthy a life as she should for her age, and in recent months she has exhausted herself,” this person explained. “Madonna has been very busy for a long time and she hasn’t taken care of herself. She keeps going beyond the limit,” another source added.

The artist is also known for her “grueling” fitness regimen, in which she works out six times a week with a personal trainer, on top of her demanding stage schedule. Her obsession with working out stems from the need to maintain her “dancer physique”.

Madonna had planned to start her tour, with which she will celebrate her 40-year career on July 15 in Vancouver. During the Celebration Tour, she was going to perform 84 concerts in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Europe throughout the remainder of 2023.

Although at the beginning of her career Madonna used to tour around 40 concerts, in recent years she has increased her commitments and has come to perform more than 80 shows on each tour. In eight years she has led three world tours and on her most recent tour, Madame X, she performed 75 dates in just six months.

Madonna’s health

Last Wednesday, on his official Instagram profile, the singer’s manager, Guy Oseary, announced that the pop star developed “a serious bacterial infection that led her to spend several days in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).” Although she was already outside that specialized area of ​​the hospital at that time, her representative indicated: “She is still under medical care. She is expected to make a full recovery.”

“We will share more details with you as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for any rescheduled shows,” Oseary concluded. In this way, Madonna’s representative confirmed that the concerts were suspended globally until the singer’s full recovery, something that will happen over the weeks.

After a few days in the hospital, the queen of pop returned home to continue her recovery there. Despite her improvement, she still has a long way to go. As reported by various US media, the pop diva still can’t get out of bed and has been “vomiting uncontrollably”.

“She started vomiting on Saturday, when the other symptoms started and also collapsed at that time,” the source revealed, also noting that at one point she had to be intubated for at least one night during her hospital stay.

The shock over her state of health was such among her followers that they were surprised by the sudden hospitalization, especially since Madonna had celebrated, on Wednesday, June 21, the completion of her daughters Estere and Stella’s primary school. On her social networks she showed herself happily and looking good, without realizing that days later she would end up in an emergency room.