'Doesn't Even Look Like Her': Madonna Posts New 'Heavily Edited' Photo

Madonna's new photo on Instagram shows her hugging a pink rose wall with her hair in a braid. Commenters put her age closer to 12 than her 64 years.

"'A single rose can be my garden. A single friend my world,'" Madonna quoted author Leo Buscaglia in the July 18, 2023 post. "Thank You," she added. "How many filters dies one need you [to] make them look as though they are 12 years old?" an Insta user demanded

One responded, "I was literally just thinking she looks 12!" The singer posted a photo that looked closer to her age a few hours later on Instagram Stories.

A third added, "I just don't understand why she thinks making herself look like she's 12 years old or 20 when she's like, what, 70/60? I don't even know how old she is, LOL, but she is awesome…" Another agreed, "Looks like a teenager."

"Who's that girl? No, seriously, who is that? Lol," a person asked. "Your Mother!" one replied, invoking the term fans use for revered celebrities. "That was my first thought, I was like... this photo must be heavily edited... doesn't even look like her," one agreed.

A week ago, the "Material Girl" singer thanked her fans for their "positive energy" and prayers during her medical emergency that had her in the ER for a few days at the end of June.

When she introduced Kim Petra and Sam Smith at the Grammys in February this year, photos of her appearance sparked a more extensive conversation in the media than her moving speech.

She slammed the shift in focus from the first trans-woman performing at the Grammys to discussing her face, saying that once again, she has been caught in the "glare of ageism and misogyny."

"Look how cute I am now that swelling from surgery has gone down. Lol [crying face emogi]," she tweeted a few days later with a photo of her smirking at the camera.

Someone claiming to be a friend of the "Evita" star told a tabloid in April 2022 that Madonna "works hard on staying younger looking because she likes to feel younger."