Madonna blasted for being a 'hypocrite' as she poses in knickers for photoshoot
The Queen of Pop, Madonna, shared a few raunchy snaps on her social media, but not all of her followers were impressed with her caption
Madonna was blasted by fans for being a 'hypocrite' as she told them to 'love the skin they're in' after sharing snaps of her latest raunchy photoshoot. The Material Girl icon, 66, took to her Instagram page to share several snaps of herself donning knickers and a white vest.
The singer styled her blonde locks in loose waves and rocked dark eyeshadow with simple makeup. She used a white flower as a prop as she pouted for the camera. In the caption, she wrote: "Love the Skin you're in. Happy Pride," along with the Pride flag and a blue heart emoji.
She also added the hashtag, Veronica Electronica, in reference to the remix album she's releasing on July 25. The long-rumoured remix album is the accompaniment to her 1998 record, Ray of Light.
While many were in awe over the photoshoot, some branded her a 'hypocrite' for her use of filters in her images. One person said: "Love the skin you're in but u use filters all the time lol."
"And if you don't love the skin you're in, fill it full of injectables," another said to the star while one fan simply commented: "Oh the irony."
Others were quick to compliment the star, with one user writing: "The essence of a woman who continues to defy patterns, break barriers and reaffirm her place as a symbol of reinvention and freedom."
"Wow beautiful," one said while another commented: "It doesn't matter who is in office because everybody know Madonna will forever be the queen of pop."
Madonna recently showcased a brunette look on social media and revealed the motivation behind her recent decision to have the makeover.
She shared a series of selfies on her Instagram Story. She ditched her signature blonde hair in favour of going brunette in the photos. In one of the posts, she told her followers on the platform that there was a poignant reason being her sporting the new hairstyle.
The La Isla Bonita singer revealed to her followers that the look was inspired by her late mother Madonna Fortin, who died when the Vogue singer was five. The Grammy Award winner wrote over one of the photos: "I missed my Mother so I channeled her."
Following her mother's death, Madonna was raised by her father Silvio 'Tony' Ciccone, 93, and her late step-mother Joan Ciccone, who died aged 81 last year.
Joan, who had briefly been a housekeeper for the family, married father-of-six Tony in 1966, three years on from his first wife's death.
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