Madonna may be an open book about most things (the singer wrote an entire book dedicated to sex), but the mother-of-six is giving some rare insight into her challenges as a mom. The 64-year-old tells Italian, French, and Spanish Vanity Fair “it has been the most difficult, the hardest battle.”
Fittingly, Madge graces the cover of the magazine’s “icon issue,” wearing an elaborate headdress and pictured with a heart and several swords protruding from it. The “Like a Virgin” singer describes having children and raising them as “a work of art,” and says she’s still struggling today to “understand how to be a mother and do my job.”
She continues, “no one gives you a manual. You have to learn from mistakes. It is a profession that requires a lot of time. And it is exhausting because there is never rest.”
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The Grammy award winner is a mom to 26-year-old Lourdes (Lola) with ex Carlos Leon, Rocco, 22, with ex Guy Ritchie, and adopted children David, 17, Mercy, 16, and twins Estere and Stella, both 10.
“Each of them has discovered their own creativity and that it comes from an authentic place,” shares Madonna. “I have never encouraged my daughter Lola to make music or my son Rocco to paint. But I’ve always exposed them to art, to music, and I’m happy that they’ve found ways to express themselves. I have respect and admiration for them and for what they do.”
Co-parenting aside,
Co-parenting aside, the controversial star is also making headlines for her return to the spotlight. Madonna recently announced an upcoming world “Celebration” tour with a hilarious video on her @madonna TikTok channel, featuring Amy Schumer, Lil Wayne and other stars sitting around a dinner table.
