After about a year, the relationship between Madonna and boxing trainer Joshua Popper, who is 35 years younger than her, is said to be over.
The rumor mill in the USA is bubbling: Madonna (65) and her boyfriend Joshua Popper (30) are said to be going their separate ways. According to reports, the couple’s relationship has failed after about a year.
Not enough time for each other?
According to the US newspaper “Sun”, the Queen of Pop and the boxing trainer had too little time for each other during their “Celebration” tour, which ended in early May. “Madonna barely saw Josh for months because her schedule was so hectic. Things just fizzled out,” the newspaper quoted an insider as saying. However, the couple did not part on bad terms: “There is really no animosity – they still like each other. At the moment their relationship feels unrealistic and things have cooled off, but they remain friends.”
The first rumors of a relationship emerged in March 2023 when Page Six reported that Madonna had been seen cheering on Popper at one of his boxing matches in New York City. The pop star confirmed their romance a few days later when she posted a snapshot of her and the former NFL player kissing. Both were masked and dressed all in black. They are said to have met because he was supposed to give boxing lessons to her son David (18).
She involved him in her show
Josh Popper accompanied the singer to several performances – and was even allowed to go on stage with her. During her show in Brooklyn in December 2023, for example, he was all smiles as he sat on a chair next to the “Material Girl” singer on stage to evaluate the dancers’ movements to her hit “Vogue.”
Source: Stern
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