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The singer threw herself a fabulous birthday party in Lisbon, Portugal. She was joined by all six of her kids -Lourdes (26), Rocco (23), David (17), Mercy (17) and 10-year-old twins Stella and Estere as well as her toyboy lover, Joshua Popper (29), the boxing coach she met earlier this year.
The star, who was hospitalised in June with a bacterial infection which forced her to postpone her Celebration world tour, shared a triumphant video where she gushed that it's "great to be alive".
"Amazing to be able to put on my dancing shoes and celebrate my birthday!" she wrote.
This story is from the 7 September 2023 edition of YOU South Africa.
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