Queen of pop Madonna said to fans on the first night of her world tour that she fear💮ed she "wouldn't make it" after her near-deat𝔍h health scare.
She made the remarks on stage at London's O2 Arena, where she kicked off her much-anticipated "Celebration" shows after they were postponed when the singer was rushed to hospital i💯n June suffering a "serious bacterial infection."
"I didn't thi🌊nk I would make it, and neither did my doctors. That's why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me," Madonna toldﷺ her fans at the sold-out concert while holding her guitar, reports aceshowbiz.com.
She added: &🍌quot;I forgot fiꦕve days of my life, or my death, I don't really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me. And my children were there.”
“And my children always save me, every time.🧜 If you want to know ho🎶w I pulled through and how I survived, I thought, I have got to be there for my children. I have to survive for them."
Maꦕdonna then played an acoustic version of the Gloria Gaynor track 'I Will Survive', rep🀅orts aceshowbiz.com.
After recovering from her illness at home in Ne🐷w York, Madonna told fans she was rescheduling her world tou𝓀r in October.
There had been reports the siඣnger had bee🍷n exhausting herself in rehearsals for the shows, but before they were relaunched, it was reported she was in top health.
Her tour features a 45-song set list celebrating Madonna's 40-year c🌃areer, with her opening night showcasing a series of raunchy outfit changes and a moment where she pulls her skirt over one of her dancer's heads while straddling his shoulders.
