For the first time in her trailblazing 40-year career, Madonna sat down for a podcast interview, joining On Purpose with Jay Shetty. The Queen of Pop, 67, spoke candidly about her spiritual life, her 2023 near-death hospitalization, visions of her late mother, and new music. Most poignantly, she revealed reconciling with her gay brother Christopher Ciccone. Once her dancer and tour art director, Christopher wrote a tell-all book in 2008 that fractured their relationship. Madonna revealed they reconciled before his death last year. He was 63.
She said, “I wrote a song about him,” noting Fragile and Forgive Yourself were inspired by their healing. The icon’s vulnerable stories mark a bold new chapter in her legendary journey.
