Self Esteem has revealed a ‘wild’ night she had with Madonna after the Queen Of Pop came along to one of her London gigs last month and labelled her ‘incredible’.
Self Esteem star Rebecca Lucy Taylor has recalled the ‘wild’ time earlier this year that saw Madonna arrive at her London gig last month.
Talking to Mirror during Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Rebecca shared how she has some holidays coming up, which she will use as an opportunity to reflect on some career highlights, including the run in with the Queen of Pop.
“Maybe in Portugal I’ll be like: ‘Oh my god, Madonna came to the gig. Remember that?’” she mused about the icon turning up to one of her shows last month. It was wild. She had to run off, but we’ve messaged and stuff. it’s private between her and I. Me and my mother Madonna,” laughed the singer.
Madonna turned up at London venue The Duke Of York last month where Rebecca was performing as part of her Complicated Woman Live show. Clearly impressed by the show, Madonna dubbed the artist ‘incredible’ in an Instagram post after the show.
Not only has Rebecca had some A-list audience members over the last few months, but she’s also had a string of award wins recently.
She kicked off this week bagging herself an Ivor Novello award, then performed with Scissor Sisters in Manchester before taking to the stage in Liverpool for Big Weekend on Sunday evening.
All the excitement has taken its toll on her, she tells Mirror, “I’ve come all the way to Liverpool with no house keys, so that’s good,” she laughed.
“I just need to stop it for a bit. It’s been brilliant. Things just aren’t setting in because I’m just so busy. It’s wonderful and I’m grateful.”
She reveals how she’s choosing to unwind in an unlikely spot. “I’m going to LEGOLAND on Tuesday… and then I’m going to Portugal for 10 days.”
Still on a high from the Ivors, Rebecca, 38, says bagging the Visionary Award was a special moment. “I didn’t really realise how much I needed it… to be recognised for the craft,” she reflected.
“My mum and dad came, which was really great, because they had to see me lose the Mercury Prize twice.” “That’s me done now,” she laughed.
Saturday evening was a treat on the eyes and ears as Self Esteem reeled off hits including I Do This All The Time. And Rebecca explains she put her money where her mouth is to put it on.
“I’m trying to put on a theatre show at festivals,” she tells. “The surprise is like how much money I’m spending on being here!
“It’s hard to scale it up and do a theatrical thing. “It’s worth it though – it’s legacy, you know? “I want it to go down in history, so that’s not cheap!”
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