'Rundown' Madonna 'ignored symptoms of illness' as she rehearsed for Celebration tour

Sources have claimed that Like A Virgin singer Madonna was pushing herself as she rehearsed for her upcoming world tour, which had been due to kick off this month

08:06, 04 Jul 2023

Madonna was “rundown” but ignored signs of illness to press on with rehearsals for her tour, it has been reported.

The Queen of Pop, 64, was admitted to the intensive care unit with a “serious bacterial infection” last month but is now thought to be recovering at home in the US.

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She had been due to start her eagerly anticipated Celebration tour in July but after she fell ill her manager Guy Oseary said on Instagram that she would need to “pause” all of her commitments.

According to People, sources have claimed that the Material Girl had been pushing herself hard.

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Madonna spent time in intensive care(Image: Instagram/madonna)

“She ignored some symptoms of illness for quite a while because she thought they would go away,” claimed a music insider.

“But she didn’t want to take time away from rehearsals. She was rundown and not feeling 100% for a while in anticipation of her tour.”

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Another was quoted as saying that the Material Girl had been very busy and was “not taking care of herself”.

The singer was due to hit the road for her tour in this month(Image: Instagram/ madonna)

Madonna, who has six children, had been due to start her 84-date Celebration world tour on July 15.

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It has been reported that the Vogue singer was hospitalised after being found unresponsive at her home in New York.

Her manager Guy said in his statement: "On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several day stay in the ICU."

Madonna is thought to be recovering at home(Image: Instagram/ madonna)

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He said that the Like A Virgin star’s health was “improving” and that a full recovery was "expected".

However, he said that the singer was still under medical care, adding: “At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour.

"We will share more details with you as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows."

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