Madonna finds being a single mother 'hard work'.
The 'Give Me All Your Luvin' singer - who is currently dating dancer Brahim Zaibat - has four kids, Lourdes, 15, Rocco, 12, David, six, and five-year-old Mercy and admits juggling raising them and maintaining her busy career can be difficult.
She said: 'I'm not going to lie - it's hard work having four kids and doing all the work I do
'Everybody has something to say about the way I live my life. At the end of the day I'm doing my best. If people don't like it, then that's really their problem.'
'Sometimes I cope with it very well, sometimes it's a struggle. It's a challenge juggling everything - multi-tasking is my middle name.'
The 53-year-old singer also revealed her kids try to outsmart her by speaking to one another in French because they know her grasp of the language isn't as good as theirs.
She added in an interview with The Sun newspaper: 'We just try to have as normal a life as possible. My life with them at home is really just about schoolwork and health and the after-school lessons just like everybody else.'
'Most of them go to a French school. My French is not very impressive, but it's good enough. Everyone in my house speaks perfect French but me. I'm getting better at understanding when they're not talking about their homework.'
'I'm now picking up things and saying, 'What did you say?'. I know the necessary swear words, so they have to be careful.'
The 'Give Me All Your Luvin' singer - who is currently dating dancer Brahim Zaibat - has four kids, Lourdes, 15, Rocco, 12, David, six, and five-year-old Mercy and admits juggling raising them and maintaining her busy career can be difficult.
She said: 'I'm not going to lie - it's hard work having four kids and doing all the work I do
'Everybody has something to say about the way I live my life. At the end of the day I'm doing my best. If people don't like it, then that's really their problem.'
'Sometimes I cope with it very well, sometimes it's a struggle. It's a challenge juggling everything - multi-tasking is my middle name.'
The 53-year-old singer also revealed her kids try to outsmart her by speaking to one another in French because they know her grasp of the language isn't as good as theirs.
She added in an interview with The Sun newspaper: 'We just try to have as normal a life as possible. My life with them at home is really just about schoolwork and health and the after-school lessons just like everybody else.'
'Most of them go to a French school. My French is not very impressive, but it's good enough. Everyone in my house speaks perfect French but me. I'm getting better at understanding when they're not talking about their homework.'
'I'm now picking up things and saying, 'What did you say?'. I know the necessary swear words, so they have to be careful.'
From contactmusic.com
Toy4Paco: you've hit the nail on the head. Not many straight men would buy/wear anything "designed" by Madonna, I would guess. I am gay, but the idea of a club full of queens all wearing something by Madonna doesn't seem a good idea, I must say!
A bit like when it seemed every queen was wearing Jean Paul Gauliter fragrance: you used to go into G.A.Y. and be hit by a wall of the stuff! LOL
Posted by: Mark | Tuesday, 13 March 2012 at 10:17 AM
@ Mee:
Very interesting! The reason I say that is because my Uncle is a Purser with BA and he was reponsible for the First Class cabin when Guy Ritchie travelled with Rocco and David (after Guy and M had divorced). Not a nanny, assistant or helper to be seen; no, just the three of them. Says a lot!
Posted by: Tina | Tuesday, 13 March 2012 at 10:13 AM
Love you, M, but with the army of nannies and helpers you are able to employ (and do - I have a friend who is cabin crew with BA and he told me about the size of your entourage when he carried you from NY to London), I am afraid that your calling being a single mother 'hard work' rather falls on deaf ears!
Posted by: Mee | Monday, 12 March 2012 at 08:50 AM
I am wondering why with all that Madonna does, clothing lines, sunglasses, fragrances…. why not for men? I would LOVE to see her take on Men's wear! I would absolutely love to smell a men's fragrance from her. You would think that with all of her gay fans, this would be a no brainer! Come on Madonna, give me some FIERCE Men's wear!!!!!!
Posted by: Toy4Paco | Sunday, 11 March 2012 at 11:32 PM