25. She published her first children’s book, The English Roses, in 2003. She’s since published a total of 10.
26. Madonna has six children. Her first, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, was born in 1996. She was followed by Rocco John Ritchie in 2000, and the adoptions of Malawai-born David Banda in 2006, Chifundo « Mercy » James in 2009, and twin sisters Esther and Stella in 2017.
27. In 1989, she signed a $5 million dollar endorsement deal with Pepsi tied to the release of her « Like a Prayer » music video, but after the uproar caused by the controversial video and its blasphemous Catholic imagery, the deal was called off and the commercial never even aired.
28. During a 1994 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, she uttered the f-word 13 times and handed her panties over to the host, asking him to smell them. The appearance ranked as one of the most-bleeped single episodes in the show’s history.
29. In 2010, along with manager Guy Oseary and Mark Mastrov, the founder and CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, Madonna ventured into the fitness business with her chain of health clubs called Hard Candy Fitness, named after her 2008 album Hard Candy.
30. She hates the color orange.
31. And don’t even think about sending her hydrangeas for her birthday. She absolutely loathes the flower.
32. Thanks to her mother’s French-Canadian ancestry, Madonna is a distant relative of Celine Dion.
33. Her very first tour was supported by none other than The Beastie Boys.
34. « Vogue » was originally only going to be a B-side because Madonna didn’t believe it was a strong enough song to be released as a single.
