Queen of Pop Reveals the Surprising ‘Popcorn’ Diet That Helps Her Stay Fit at 67

When it comes to favorite foods, the Queen of Pop keeps it surprisingly simple. 

Madonna opened up about her favorite snack during a conversation with Interview magazine editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg, published Monday, June 22. “Can I eat popcorn while I’m talking?” The 67-year-old singer asked at the start of the interview. “Of course. People, she’s eating popcorn,” Ottenberg replied. “My favorite food, you can say that,” Madonna revealed. “I haven’t had it for a week.”

Ottenberg then pointed to a memorable Vogue photo shoot from May 1989. In a photograph by Patrick Demarchelier, Madonna is seen snacking on popcorn at her Los Angeles residence. Later in the interview, Ottenberg expressed his curiosity to know exactly how she likes her popcorn. “What do you put on your popcorn?” he asked. “Brewer’s yeast,” the “Like a Virgin” singer replied, explaining that the supplement is “high in B vitamins.”

When Ottenberg commented that Madonna remains “still very fit,” he followed up by asking about her diet.

“Popcorn,” she replied with a laugh. While the comment drew a laugh, the “Material Girl” singer got refreshingly honest about her fitness routine. “I have a bad knee now,” she explained in the interview.  “I have no cartilage in it, thanks to dancing for so long in high heels and running on pavement and doing Ashtanga yoga. Up until a year ago, I was jumping on trampolines and doing dance cardio and doing a lot of what a doctor would call loading on my joints. Can’t do that anymore.”

Instead, the music icon said she now relies on lower-impact workouts to stay active. “So now I do Peloton bikes and the Versa Climber and high-intensity circuit training,” she said. “I ride my bike outside a lot. I dance.”

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In November 2019, the singer had shared an Instagram update about taking her “usual Ice Bath for multiple injuries” and thanked her “gang-gang for being my hype squad!”