Inside Madonna's 66th birthday celebrations as the Queen of Pop throws a lavish party in Italy after having a 'big health scare' during world tour By Jordan Beck For Mailonline Published: 01:21 BST, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 01:26 BST, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments Madonna is 'living life to the full' following her health scare. The Queen of Pop will ring in her 66th birthday on Friday and has decided to throw a lavish do at an amphitheatre in Pompeii. Insiders have claimed that the Material Girl singer wants to spend time with her loved ones after suffering a serious bacterial infection last year that forced her to postpone her Celebration Tour.
A source told The Sun : 'Madonna is living her life to the absolute full and has spent a fortune on this birthday bash to celebrate with her nearest and dearest. 'She had a big scare when she got ill last summer before her Celebration Tour and now wants to embrace every minute. Madonna is 'living life to the full' following her health scare and is set to spend a fortune on her 66th birthday celebrations The Queen of Pop will ring in her 66th birthday on Friday and has decided to throw a lavish do at an amphitheatre in Pompeii The Like A Virgin hitmaker has her new boyfriend Akeem Morris, 28, in tow , and reportedly hired the Teatro Grande, the 2,200-year-old amphitheatre in Pompeii.
'As much as it is about herself, this party and trip is about thanking all of her loved ones for their support and bringing them together. It's going to be a big night.' Around 500 A-list guests are expected to attend, possibly including Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom who are already on holiday in the area.
The Italian Minister for Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano is also rumoured to be on the guest list, local media has reported. Although the event is yet to be confirmed by the venue, Italian newspaper La Repubblica quoted the mayor of Pompeii saying 'We are ready to welcome the singer'. And the Queen of Pop's Italian fan club has already posted on Facebook that it is 'preparing' for her arrival.
Just over a year ago, Madonna was rushed to a hospital after being found unresponsive as the result of what was later determined to be a serious bacterial infection. The songstress was taken to the ICU and had to be intubated , and she later revealed that she was put into a medically induced coma as she battled for her life despite going into lung and kidney failure. The Queen of Pop has reportedly hired the Teatro Grande, the 2,200-year-old amphitheatre in Pompeii, for her 66th birthday on August 16 Pictured: The Teatro Grande amphitheatre in Pompeii where Madonna will reportedly hold her birthday party Madonna said 'nothing can stop me' at the Kia Forum in LA on Monday as she recalled her 'near-death' health scare when she was rushed to the ICU and intubated in June 2023 after suffering a deadly bacterial infection; pictured in October in London Despite her 'near-death' experience, Madonna remained defiant.
'This show every night is not really so hard on me physically. 'It’s hard on me emotionally because I’m really telling you the story of my life,' she told the audience, upon her comeback to the stage. My heart is on my sleeve.
I’ve fallen off a lot of horses and broken a lot of bones...
but nothing can stop me.' Orlando Bloom Madonna Italy Katy Perry Share or comment on this article: Inside Madonna's 66th birthday celebrations as the Queen of Pop throws a lavish party in Italy after having a 'big health scare' during world tour e-mail Add comment.
