In rare images released by the celebrity, Madonna’s son has grown up
Madonna has more than four minutes to celebrate her son Rocco Ritchie.
The singer, shared rare insight into her relationship with her and ex-husband Guy Ritchie’s son during her heartfelt tribute in honor of his 24th birthday.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCCO— the long and Winding Road through all your many moods and incarnations has been tumultuous and full of surprises,” Madonna wrote in her Aug. 11 post.
“But through it all —your curiosity, and Artistic Soul, has been the glue that has held us together.
Thank God for Art. Thank God for you. We have been together for many lifetimes. Thank you for choosing me again. I love you -for Eternity.”
Though Rocco has often stayed out of the public eye, he did share insight into his upbringing with the “Like a Prayer” singer, saying on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012, “She’s a good mother. She’s very strict but in a good way.”
Over the years, Madonna—who is also mom to Lourdes Leon, 27, David Banda, 18, Chifundo “Mercy” James, 18, twins Stella and Estere, 11—has alluded to her ups and downs in her and Rocco’s relationship.
This includes when the then-15-year-old opted to live with the U.K.-based Guy instead of joining his mom on her Rebel Heart Tour in 2015.
And it was during that tour where an emotional Madonna, 65, shared a message to her son while dedicating her rendition of «La Vie en Rose» to him.
«There’s no love stronger than a mother for her son, and if I talk about him too much, I’m going to cry,» she told the crowd at her New Zealand concert in March 2016. «I hope he hears this somewhere, and he knows how much I miss him.»
