The life of Madonna never ceases to surprise us. Despite being one of the most media stars in the industry and whose life is known, almost, around the world, new details always come out that increase her fame. It was recently announced that the singer had a secret romance with actor Luke Perry, star of the series Beverly Hill 90210, who died in 2019.
Tori Spelling, Perry’s friend and co-star, was the one who revealed the information on Jennie Garth’s podcast (Kelly in the series) and has left more than one person surprised. According to the actress, the leading man would have confessed to her about her relationship with the pop diva in the 90s and would even have shown her messages that she left on her answering machine.
“I will never forget that she took me to her dressing room and told me.” “I felt like he trusted me so much. ‘Oh my God, he’s talking to me about Madonna,'” revealed Spelling, who on more than one occasion has revealed what great friends they were.
Likewise, Spelling said that the actor even invited her to listen to a message she received from Madonna on an answering machine: “I thought: ‘You’re the coolest person in the world.’ One, because you’re Luke Perry, and two, because Madonna loves you.’” Faced with such statements, Jennie Garth asked “Did you know?”, to which Tori immediately responded: “Jen, we kept these things from you because you would want to hear them,” she joked.
The singer and the actor were first seen at an event for the AIDS Research Foundation at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in 1992. The Vogue singer personally invited Perry to present her with an award at the event, after Elizabeth Taylor was seen disabled, after falling ill with the flu. At first, the heartthrob thought it was a joke, but he finally accepted. According to an American media outlet, on the night of the ceremony, Perry kissed Madonna on the mouth, which sparked speculation of a romance.
After that, it is unknown how long the romance lasted. Perry married Rachel Sharpe in 1993; They had two children: Sophie, 23, and Jack, 26. The couple married in 2003. At the time of her death, the actor was engaged to Wendy Madison Bauer when she died of a stroke at age 52.
For her part, Madonna dated her fitness instructor, Carlos León, with whom she had Lourdes León, 27, in 2000 the star married film director Guy Richie, with whom she had Rocco Ritchie, 23. years. Later the singer became the adoptive mother of David Banda, 18 years old, Mercy James, also 18 years old, and the twins Stella and Estere, 11 years old.
This story was written in Spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva.
