Madonna’s family members fear the Queen of Pop danced herself into an ICU hospitalization after attempting to compete with younger stars like Taylor Swift and Pink.
The 64-year-old legend had been pushing herself to her physical limit ahead of her much-anticipated “Celebration” tour, which led to her sudden collapse and multi-day intubation, insiders told the Sun.
“The countdown was well and truly on. Madonna had all her chips on one number, which was this tour,” the anonymous source told the outlet.
“She was working time beyond regulation, but she clearly burnt herself out and other people round her have been politely reminding her that she will not be 45 anymore, let alone 25.
“She needed to pace herself. Pushing herself so hard was extremely dangerous.”
Each Swift, 33, and Pink, 43, have been embarking on their very own recent headline-grabbing tours, characterised by their jaw-dropping showmanship — Swift has been consistently playing four-hour shows, while Pink stuns fans with aerial stunts a whole lot of feet above her audience’s heads.
To compete, Madonna forced herself through hours of grueling rehearsals that slowly took a toll on her body.
Those near Madge noticed the physical strain she was withstanding and fearful it may lead to a fate just like Michael Jackson’s, who died within the lead-up to his “This Is It” tour in 2009.
“Madonna was in good spirits before the incident, but some friends had encouraged her to take it easy and make time for rest due to grueling schedule she had ahead of her,” a source told the Sun.
“A lot of us feel the constant remarks about her age have put pressure on her to compete, so we’re relieved that she has been forced to take day trip and put her health first. People were really fearful about her.
“No one would say it out loud but there have been concerns about one other Michael Jackson situation if she doesn’t decelerate a bit.”
“Everyone saw something like this coming due to her intense schedule but only a number of were brave enough to inform her that they were concerned,” the source added.
The insider admission comes just at some point after a friend of the superstar told Page Six that Madonna was pushing herself in an try to sustain together with her dancers, who’re only a “fraction of her age.”
The “Like A Virgin” singer had been putting in 12-hour days at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Latest York, in preparation for her 84-date tour within the weeks before her health crisis.
The tour, which was slated to kick off July 15, has since been placed on pause.
Madonna was even toiling within the studio with Katy Perry just hours before she was found unresponsive last Saturday.
She was intubated within the ICU for several days after being diagnosed with a “serious bacterial infection” that doctors consider grew from an unreported month-long fever the singer had been attempting to stifle while strenuously rehearsing.
Despite the health scare, the “A League of Their Own” star has no plans to cut back her “Celebration” tour when it’s rescheduled.
“She is home, completely satisfied and taking meetings, and she or he has rejected a proposal to cut back on the tour as she still desires to deliver as many dates as possible when she’s regained her strength,” the source told the Sun.
“Her condition is totally curable and she or he’s working with a bunch of doctors to spice up her immune system. She’ll be back, I’m 100% sure of it. God bless her. I hope she remains to be working and still killing it at 100.”
