Madonna has always been the ultimate trendsetter. When you're as well-known as the icon is, you can pretty much always march to your own beat without anyone batting an eyelash, and usually, others begin to follow suit. I mean, only Madonna could make cone boobs popular. But the 61-year-old performer just shared a clip of her out-there post-show routine that has more than a few eyelashes batting. Likewise, probably not too many folks are rushing to keep up with Mads on this one.
The routine includes an ice bath — which, while unpleasant, is known to have plenty of recovery-inducing benefits. It also includes an even more cringe-worthy tradition that's a bit tougher to get behind. That's because it's drinking a cup of her own urine. Yikes.
Madonna posted the video on her Instagram TV page on Sunday, November 17, and it's definitely got people talking about the interesting post-show routine. Of course, like just about everything Madonna does, we may not totally understand it, but it's definitely entertaining.
Madonna is one of the most interesting entertainers ever born. So there's no question that she has some quirks about her! She has shared interesting details of her life before, and the world has watched her evolve over the years for several decades.
However, her most recent share about her post-show routine is a bit confounding. In her Instagram post, we see Madonna first, sparring playfully with performer Ahlamalik Williams. It appears she is trying to get out some energy or maybe just warm up a bit before lowering herself into the ice-filled bath.
Madonna pauses and hovers over the water in itty-bitty shorts before setting her body down. You can tell how bitter cold the water is from her reaction. She again spars with Ahlamalik while sitting in the bathtub, most likely to take her mind off the extreme cold.
"Shall we start an ice bath challenge? 41 degrees. Best treatment for injuries," she wrote alongside the clip. After Madonna gets out of the tub, she removes her socks, and we can see how bright red her legs are compared to the areas on her feet that were covered. It looks totally painful, though the benefits, according to Madonna, are supposedly worth it.
Then the singer brings a cup of yellow liquid to her lips. At first, one would imagine it might be some kind of therapeutic tea. But then Madonna reveals that the liquid is, in fact, urine. "It's really good to drink urine after you've got out of the frozen bath," she says to the camera with a chuckle.
While it's a bit cringe-worthy, who are we to judge? Obviously, Madonna has her ways of healing and rejuvenating her body. Besides, it's not the first time Madonna has used urine medicinally.
She previously admitted to urinating on her own feet. At the time, she said it was to ward off athlete's foot. That one is a bit easier to get behind, of course, because the singer wasn't ingesting urine. But either way, to each their own.
Regardless of Madonna's post-show habits, there's no arguing with the fact that she's still one of the greatest performers who's ever lived. At 61 years old, she's still rocking the stage night after night. She's in the middle of her Madame X Tour, and by the looks of things, there's no slowing her down.
Perhaps there's a reason for that — ice baths and urine, perhaps? Of course, Madonna does a lot of other things to stay healthy. She's in incredible shape, has a personal trainer, and eats about six small meals a day to keep her metabolism running smoothly.
We may not all be running home to hop in a bath tub full of ice or drink a cup of pee, but more power to Madonna for whatever routine she relies on to keep her going strong. When it comes to this icon, she can really do no wrong. We just hope she keeps on rockin'.
