Madonna is apparently close to calling it quits on her life in Lisbon, with the singer revealing she feels ‘bored and lonely’ in the Portuguese capital.
The pop superstar moved her family to Portugal in 2017, so her 13-year-old son David could fulfil his dream of playing football for Benfica’s youth team.
However, The Sun reports that she may be ready to pack up and go home with the owners of the £6million 18th century palace she calls home allegedly planning to sell it.
A source close to the singer said: ‘Madonna will be on her Madame X tour until March 2020 so hasn’t been spending much time at the palace she was renting in Portugal.
‘David still has some school commitments there but as Madonna is on the road she isn’t there now and it’s not clear whether she plans on getting a new home in the area.’
The American singer opened up about her private life at the opening night of her Madame X tour at New York City’s Brooklyn Academy of Music.
She said: ‘I moved to Lisbon to be a soccer mom. I wanted to be a soccer mom. I thought it would be adventurous. But I found myself alone, without friends, a little bit bored.’
Explaining how her boredom has opened doors to new experiences, she said: ‘I was invited to a fado club. The music is made up of melancholy, sadness and longing — the best description of me.’
With her move Madonna joined a string of other A-list celebrities, including Michael Fassbender, Monica Bellucci and John Malkovich, who have had homes in the city.
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Madonna moved to Portugal in August of 2017, and was living in a luxury suite at the Pestana Palace in Lisbon, before moving into her grand 12-bedroom abode.
At the time of her move, it was reported that Madonna was renting the home with the option to buy a year later if she wanted to.
It was also reported that the Like A Virgin singer was dividing her time between Portugal, the US and UK as her son David, who she adopted from Malawi in 2006, pursued his football ambitions.
The pop star adopted daughters Mercy, 13, and six-year-old twins, Stella and Esther, who live with her in Lisbon.
She is also mother to daughter Lourdes, 22, who is believed to live in America and son Rocco, 19, who resides in London with his father Guy Richie and stepmother Jacqui Ainsley.
But it doesn’t seem all doom and gloom with the 61-year-old recently celebrating her birthday in style and with great fervour.
Madonna is currently touring her latest album and persona Madame X which was creatively influenced by her expatriate life in Lisbon.
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