Madonna, 61, covers up in hooded jacket and leans on cane amid knee injury as she is seen in Paris… after ‘breaking down in tears after falling off chair’ during Madame X show
- The singer, 61, reportedly had to be held up by a dancer after falling off her chair during Thursday’s show
- Madonna is said to have struggled to continue the performance at Le Grand Rex in Paris
- The Vogue hitmaker sustained a knee injury last year and does six hours of rehabilitation every day
- Madonna has been relying on her cane and knee supports to walk
- The Queen of pop was forced to cancel 14 shows, with the most recent being her first performance in Paris last Thursday due to her crippling injuries
- The songstress has just eight shows left out of her 79 shows
- The Madame X tour will finish on March 11 in Paris
Madonna covered up in a hooded jacket as she leaned on a cane during an outing in Paris on Saturday, two days after she struggled to continue her Madame X show at Le Grand Rex.
The singer, 61, who has been battling on through her 12-night residency despite her knee and hip injuries, reportedly had to be held up by a backing dancer after falling off her chair, and broke down in tears as she carried on the two and a half hour show. reports The Sun.
The iconic songstress, who is due back on stage on Saturday evening, kept a low profile in a navy quilted jacket, with the hood up obscuring her face as she made her way to a car.
Sighting: Madonna covered up in a hooded jacket as she leaned on a cane during an outing in Paris on Saturday, two days after she struggled to continue her Madame X show at Le Grand Rex
The Vogue hitmaker leaned on a walking stick as she stepped out and carried a smoothie amid her knee injury.
Madonna appeared weary as she was escorted to the car by minders, ahead of the next date on her wildly popular tour.
One fan wrote on Twitter: ‘A friend who attended @Madonna Thursdays show told me that at the end of Vogue, she missed the chair and fell on the floor.
‘A dancer had to help her on to the chair and then during the Polaroid part she broke in to tears and couldn’t stop. #madonna #madamex #MadameXTour’.
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Covered up: The iconic songstress, who is due back on stage on Saturday evening, kept a low profile in a navy quilted jacket, with the hood up obscuring her face as she made her way to a car
In pain: The sighting comes as Madonna is said to have struggled to continue her Madame X show at Le Grand Rex in Paris on Thursday night
Warrior: The singer who has been battling on through her 12-night residency despite her knee injury, reportedly had to be held up by a backing dancer after falling off her chair
Strong willed: Despite the pain, Madonna who has been relying on her cane to walk, carried on the two and a half hour show after breaking down in tears on stage (pictured after the show)
Upset: One wrote: ‘A dancer had to help her on to the chair and then during the Polaroid part she broke in to tears and couldn’t stop. #madonna #madamex #MadameXTour’
It’s the 11th tour for the Queen of pop, who has just eight shows left out of her 79 tour dates.
The all-theatre tour started on September 17, 2019, in New York City, and is set to conclude on March 11, in Paris.
Madonna was forced to cancel 14 shows, with the most recent being her first performance in Paris last Thursday due to her crippling injuries which she described caused her ‘indescribable pain’.
Nearing the end: It’s the 11th tour for the Queen of pop, who has just eight shows left out of her 79 tour dates (pictured on Thursday night)
Last month, Madonna described being ‘in tears from the pain of my injuries’. She said: ‘I consider myself a warrior. I never quit, I never give in, I never give up! However, this time I have to listen to my body and accept my pain is a warning.’
Madonna also revealed that she has to do six hours of rehab every day due to her serious injury and claimed that it’s a ‘miracle’ she has been able to get this far on the tour.
She wrote: ‘It’s a miracle I have gotten this far but a-lot has to do with the fact that I do 6 hours of re-hab every day 3 hours before show and 3 after with multiple therapies.
‘I have also switched to flat shoes and modified difficult parts of the show. This has helped enormously but I still need to be careful and of course rest is the best medicine.’
Madonna is next set to take to the stage on Saturday.
Determined: Last month, Madonna described being ‘in tears from the pain of my injuries’ and the singer had to alter her show to cater for the setback
Rehabilitation: Madonna also revealed that she has to do six hours of rehab every day due to her serious injury (pictured recently showing her tour warm up)