Madonna has poked fun at her “swollen” face, after receiving criticism following her appearance at the 2023 Grammys.
The 64-year-old took the stage at the awards show earlier this month to introduce Kim Petras and Sam Smith for their ‘Unholy’ performance.
The singer later hit back at “ageist” comments about her appearance, after viewers took to Twitter to discuss her “new face”.
Madonna has a whole new face. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/3NdQcwa0oY
— Betty Cardenas (@_bettycardenas) February 6, 2023
Madonna took to Twitter on Monday to share a new photo of herself, revealing the swelling on her face has “gone down” since her surgery.
She wrote: “Look how cute i am now that swelling from surgery has gone down.”
Look how cute i am now that swelling from surgery has gone down. Lol 😂 pic.twitter.com/jd8hQyi2Az
— Madonna (@Madonna) February 20, 2023
Addressing the criticism earlier this month, Madonna wrote in an Instagram post: “It was an honor for me to Introduce Kim Petras and Sam Smith at the Grammys.”
“I wanted to give the last award which was Album of the year, but I thought it was more important that I present the first trans- woman performing at the Grammys— a History making moment!! And on top of that she won a Grammy!! ♥️”
“Instead of focusing on what I said in my speech which was about giving thanks for the fearlessness of artists like Sam and Kim- Many people chose to only talk about Close-up photos of me Taken with a long lens camera By a press photographer that Would distort anyone’s face!!”
She continued: “Once again I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny That permeates the world we live in.”
“A world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 And feels the need to punish her If she continues to be strong willed, hard-working and adventurous. I have never apologized for any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look or dress and I’m not going to start.”
“I have been degraded by the media since the beginning of my career but I understand that this is all a test and I am happy to do the trailblazing so that all the women behind me can have an easier time in the years to come.”
The Like A Prayer singer concluded the post by writing: “In the words of Beyonce ‘You-won’t break my soul’.”
“I look forward to many more years of subversive behavior -pushing boundaries-Standing up to the patriarchy -and Most of all enjoying my life.”
“Bow down bitches! 💃🏼🪩🎤💄🎼👠”
