Madonna has built a reputation for her youthful appearance for decades, though her social media posts have also drawn attention for their heavy use of filters and photo editing.
But fans of the Queen of Pop got a rare unfiltered look at the 67-year-old after she recently appeared on streamer Gymskin’s channel to promote her new album.
Now, new footage streamed on a British influencer’s Kick channel has given fans a rarer glimpse of the pop icon with a more natural look, lit mainly by a bright ring light rather than the polished editing often seen on Instagram.
The “Hung Up” singer still appeared strikingly youthful, but viewers noted that her face looked less airbrushed than in many of her carefully curated online images.
The unfiltered moment quickly sparked reaction online, with many fans applauding Madonna and saying they appreciated seeing a more authentic version of the star.
“I like seeing Madonna without filters. Sure she looks older, but I think she looks great. Anyone saying otherwise, please look at other 67-year-old people and compare,” one fan wrote.
Madonna stunned fans after showcasing her unfiltered appearance on a live stream
Fans were shocked to see the ‘real’ Madonna in all her glory, with many praising the entertainer for finally feeling comfortable enough to reveal her true self to the world
Another added: “What do you mean, people are shocked by her appearance? For goodness sake, she looks great for a woman who’s almost 70.”
A third wrote, ‘I love that she didn’t have this filtered. She looks just fine without all those filters.’
However, a few naysayers couldn’t resist criticising the pop legend, with one asking, ‘Why couldn’t she just age gracefully?’
Another added, ‘I see Madonna blending into Faye Dunaway.’
Madonna is continuing to push the envelope with her new album, this time with one of her wildest music videos in years.
In one outrageous scene from her 10-minute Confessions II visual, the 67-year-old drags a young man into a toilet stall for a raunchy rendezvous during a dance party in a nightclub bathroom.
The Material Girl initially gets down on her knees while someone else watches over the top of the cubicle with a look of complete shock.
The man then grabs Madonna’s backside and lifts her up so that she can mount him.
The 67-year-old recently shared a heavily edited image to social media, which was taken at a listening party for her new album
The Hung Up hitmaker is known for her filtered Instagram photos, so fans were happy to see her showing off her natural beauty for once
It’s unclear if the pair are just doing a raunchy dance routine in the stall or something more X-rated.
The jaw-dropping music video is a short film to promote the release of her forthcoming album, Confessions II.
The big budget visual features a host of celebrity cameos, including Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Odessa A’zion, and even Julia Garner, who is set to play Madonna in an upcoming biopic.
The video features the first six songs from Confessions II.
‘In an era dominated by 2-minute songs and 15-second homemade cell phone videos, Madonna just gave us a 10-minute cinematic musical experience full of artistry and storytelling,’ gushed one fan.
‘In a time when visuals barely matter anymore, Madonna shows up with a whole film for six songs. This is what music video culture used to mean – she’s showing us once again why she’s the last TRUE POPSTAR!’ added another.
Madonna recently released a jaw-dropping short film to promote her Confessions II album
In one outrageous scene from her 10-minute Confessions II music video, the 67-year-old drags a young man into a toilet stall for a raunchy rendezvous
Confessions II, which is the sequel to Madonna’s iconic 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, drops on July 3.
Madonna previously confronted criticism about her appearance in a lengthy Instagram post hitting out at ‘ageism and misogyny.’
She complained that we live in a ‘world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 and feels the need to punish her if she continues to be strong willed, hard-working and adventurous.’
The star continued, declaring that she wasn’t about to start apologizing for ‘any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look or dress and I’m not going to start.’
At the time, the Like a Prayer singer said that while she felt she has been ‘degraded’ since her earliest days of fame, ‘I understand that this is all a test and I am happy to do the trailblazing so that all the women behind me can have an easier time in the years to come.’
