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Patti LaBelle feels "truly blessed" to have made it to 80 - because her siblings didn't. The soul singer hit the milestone age on Thursday (23.05.24) and admitted that following the deaths of her sisters Vivian, Barbara and Jackie - all between the 1970s and 1980s - she just felt lucky to have "made it". She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Yeah, 80 is good. Just that I made it. Vivian, Barbara and Jackie. My sisters all died before they turned 50. My sisters all died before they turned 50. So I was praying to turn 50, really. So I was praying to turn 50, really. And then after that 60, 70 and n...
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Patti LaBelle feared she was "going to drown" Otis Redding when he was teaching her to swim. The 79-year-old star was taking swimming tips from the music icon - who died in December 1967, aged 26 - when she started to fear the worst. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, Patti recalled: "I thought I was going to drown Otis because I was pulling him down with me. I loved Otis Redding, and I still speak to his wife." Patti still remembers being impressed by Otis' wisdom. The singer also remembers Otis - who died in a plane crash over Lake Monona in Wisconsin - as a "gentleman". She shared: "He had...
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Patti LaBelle was tearfully rushed off stage mid-concert by security amid a bomb scare. The singer, 78, born Patricia Louise Holte, was hit by the alert during her gig in Milwaukee on Saturday night (10.12.22), with social media videos taken by audience members at the Riverside Theater showing her crying as three men pushed her microphone stand away and ushered off her stage while she was talking to the crowd. One of the minders could be seen grabbing her by the arm and forcing her to drop a bouquet of flowers she was holding as they escorted her away with no explanation to fans. The singer’s ...
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Patti LaBelle had 'no idea' that the 'Lady Marmalade' lyrics were so suggestive. The 77-year-old music legend - who is known for the 1974 hit thought to be about prostitution - had "no idea" what the French lyrics meant when she recorded the song with her band Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. She said: "When we heard it, it sounded great, but that 'Voulez-vous coucher avec moi,' sounded so piercing and it just stayed in my ear. So, when we went there, I said that we had to record that one first. After we recorded the song and the song went out and people were loving it, the nuns talked about ...
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Patti LaBelle's greatest achievement in life is her son. The 77-year-old soul legend and her ex-husband, Temptations singer Otis Williams, had one child together, Zuri Kye Edwards, and she admits regardless all of all her hits and music success having him was the best thing she's ever done. In an interview with America's Closer magazine, she said: "The memory of having my son was amazing. I was the oldest lady in the maternity ward! the girls were teenagers and I was 29. I said, 'Lord, will I ever walk again?' It was a scary moment, giving birth, but such a wonderful outcome." Zuri now works a...
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Patti LaBelle has defended Lil Nas X's same-sex kiss at the BET Awards. The 77-year-old singer praised the 22-year-old rapper for "living his life" after he caused controversy by sharing a passionate kiss with a male backup dancer whilst performing 'MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)' at the entertainment awards last month. Appearing on SiriusXM’s 'Urban View', she said: “I am really understanding now that people understand people have to live their lives the way they need to live. Sometimes it’s not bad to be yourself. It’s always good to be yourself and let the chips fall, but don’t be afraid an...
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