From Rejection to Stardom: Madonna’s In-Depth & Candid Interview | Parkinson

[@Martin-jd3oc]

She really makes sense here and she comes across as sincere and, frankly, quite lovely. She clearly respects Parkinson. We really don’t see this dynamic in interviews anymore.

[@PaulWillliams]

I really like how she respects him. I'd have thought before this interview was conducted she'd just view him as a boring old fart.

[@Sy1mmxxiv]

I thought exactly the same thing…

[@maxlinder5262]

Especially from her ...lol😅😊

[@sergioampv1640]

This is how I imagine a conversation between Madonna and her dad.

[@Ciclopea2]

Probably my favorite "incarnation" of Madonna. She had that little accent because of her husband at the time, in her late 40's, more beautiful than ever 2 decades into her career and looking back on what took her to that point while being fun and unaffected, just Queen Of Pop perfection 👌💖

[@seanbear69]

the accent's mad isn't it? Slipping into a lovely home counties lilt

[@farnooshabasi1882]

What's up with the accent so just because her husband was British she has to try to sound British seems a bit inauthentic and fake pretentious

[@Ciclopea2]

@@farnooshabasi1882 obviously she had to live with her husband, most of the time in his country and around his social circle which means she also had to live with that accent, so she just got some of it.

[@seanbear69]

@@farnooshabasi1882 unconscious mimicry is quite common

[@MahasTreasurebox]

​@@seanbear69 well maybe so but as someone who is a professional face reader, it's obvious to me, that she's faking it and she is quite conscious. Unconscious mimicry is much slighter than this, and only obvious in certain moments. Madonna is quite good at mimicking in general, which is what she accused Lady Gaga of (which to me is a pretty darn good example of projection).

[@mohdshow]

Can't believe this is about 20 years ago .. crazy how time works

[@anneyoung2310]

Where was that indicated?

[@mohdshow]

@@anneyoung2310 well this was her promoting her album (Confessions) and it came out in 2005 .. we're in 2025 lol

[@rogerdogger6969]

Yeah they neglected to put a date on here I'm really annoyed with that

[@desiderata333]

Yes when she had her lil english accent.

[@tca666]

Shes unrecognizable now like close to deformed 😮😮

[@Dion_Mustard]

The thing about Madonna is she is not everyone's cup of tea, but there is no disputing she has done amazingly well for herself in spite of all the criticism/hatred/rejection/failures etc. I am not sure she would be very approachable or kind to someone asking for an autograph, so she definitely has a much bigger EGO than some other musicians, nonetheless, musically, she is very gifted. Not the greatest singing voice, but artistically she is incredible. Dancing especially. So regardless of how nice she is, or how much she cares for her fans, she is a genius in the sense that she has taken herself from a 'nobody' to an icon, in the space of 40 years.

[@MartinSmith156]

Despite not being everyone's cup of tea, she's still the biggest selling female artist of all time worldwide, over 400 million records sold according to the Guinness Book of Records

[@ceeemm1901]

@@MartinSmith156 None of them written by her. She couldn't write a shopping list.

[@robbyk5343]

@@ceeemm1901you are not for real, are you? or is it because of said shopping list that the WHOLE music industry has huge respect for her? this is from experience-it helps to do your homework _before_ you let your genius shine right into our eyeballs - peace 🙂

[@franciscolaprida2133]

@MartinSmith156 She wrote and produced 90% of her hits including her best songs(like a prayer, into the groove, la isla bonita, express yourself, vogue, frozen, music, hung up and i could go on...)

[@Dion_Mustard]

@@MartinSmith156 i quite agree, MAJOR success in a colossal way BUT success often corrupts the individual , especially in the EGO sense. My motto is 'everyone is equal' no matter how successful/rich you are, but I am not sure Madonna would think the same, for instance, there are probably thousands of times she has demanded attention and focus in an unpleasant way. Certainly that is what has given her her success, by being hard and determined, but during interviews and when she is filmed in public, she often comes across as cold and uninterested in her fans etc.

[@shonaharris9328]

This is Madonna at her peak- refined, articulate, candid, ladylike. I miss this Madonna. Great interview!

[@sergioampv1640]

She was this way because Guy Ritchie wanted her to be ladylike. Once they divorced, the 1980's Madonna returned and never left because that's the real Madonna.

[@Erik-fx9ld]

What a wonderful interview! You can tell Madonna felt at ease, respected, understood and the stories she told were a great glimpse into her personality and career. This could have gone on for hours and still would have been very interesting to watch! Loved it 👌

[@goldiemarie1825]

Really miss this kind of interviews. Both so lovely people.

[@handebarlas6248]

Dear Mr Parkinson! Such a kind gentleman. The only talk show presenter I really like and respect.

[@asdfjkl7430]

I'm addicted to Graham Norton's show. I can't just watch one episode. Fun stuff.

[@thomaslangley1571]

She's a really nice person. Lucky star is my favourite song she ever did. Absolute stunner back in the day, fair play to her for working so hard at being what she wanted to be. Madonna. Legend.

[@farnooshabasi1882]

This is the first time I've heard anyone say Madonna was a nice person😅 my friend who adores her met her in person and she is not nice moreover Madonna herself knows she is not nice she prides herself on being a b****

[@Nira39]

Not what I’ve heard from solid sources.

[@thomaslangley1571]

@Nira39 naturally I'm not speaking from personally meeting or knowing her. But she seemed like a nice person from this interview. Is what I should have said.

[@thomaslangley1571]

@Nira39 also.... none of us are perfect.

[@jamesthompson316]

I was born on the same day as Madonna which I can never escape especially on the ‘big birthdays’ I have a secret admiration of her and like a few of her songs mainly the early ones, i look forward to our 70th birthday if we should both survive. 😆

[@mattkent2651]

Incredible interview. She posesses one thing that so many people lack. A compass/induluted sense of purpose (sorry that's two things). She has such a clear focus on what she wants in her life and where there is deviation, it is for a thoughtful reason. That level of consciousness is very rare, and the reserve of the most successful people. Inspiring.

[@ralfgraebel4257]

She was Made to be a Superstar❤❤❤

[@maudeboggins9834]

Gosh. A blast from the past. I love her speaking voice. Charming.

[@lex28lush10]

She sounds like got an English accent there for some reason...

[@maudeboggins9834]

@@lex28lush10 I was thinking the same actually.

[@laladeatonmusic]

It’s because she lived in London for 8 years during this time and she picked up an accent.

[@benl8413]

I love when Michael asks her "how much longer can you keep doing this?' cut to 20 years later and she's just completed a huge world tour and the biggest stabdalone solo concert in history in Rio.

[@authenticlifechannel]

Fantastic interview and definitely my favorite version of Madonna. So lovely how direct, authentic and playful she is with fabulous Parkinson 💃🌹♥️

[@bentlittlefinger]

I think this was when she living in England and married to Guy Ritchie, hence the accent. Regardless, she was always funny and interesting.

[@Fedderchini]

Love this ❤️ brilliant interview

[@rebecca_stone]

It would be really helpful if you guys included the date / year of these interviews in the description. Would help to put these great interviews in context.

[@mattcrispin6737]

I think this would be around 2005/2006.

[@lewww789]

@@mattcrispin6737 Yes this was 2005 from her outfit and aesthetic. It is the confessions of a dance floor era promo

[@mattcrispin6737]

@@lewww789 yeh u r spot on

[@jymbuss]

Her interviews are easy to target the date because of her various looks

[@pophybrid]

Queen of Pop, humorous and intelligent. I love her little accent here

This was recorded end of November 2005.

[@wwllmcheng]

Tq...she looks much older now compared to this.

[@calisongbird]

@@wwllmchengNo shit. That was 25 years ago. You look older too.

[@paulaoppici6011]

Great interview. I now have a different perspective on Madonna. She was very well-spoken in this interview, showed vulnerability and won me over!🌹

[@indoorphine]

now I understand why she became a superstar. I see it now. she has that star dust on her

[@SinfulScents]

It’s so interesting to watch her being a fan from the early 80s and to hear her American accent and then one word later she’s English …. Borderline and lucky star ⭐️ are my favs❤❤

[@eugeniaevans4826]

so nice to watch an interview where Madonna actually appears normal and likeable

[@lwaliz]

It seems like her last attempt at "normality" was her marriage to Guy Ritchie.

[@SocialClout]

except for the faux british accent

[@maitregab4997]

The old Madonna 20 + years ago healthy sound in her right mind etc.. Not the bad version from 2024-2025 On pills drugs and bad shape and plastic surgery who disfigured her... those days she is pretty sad version of her former self.... I think when you sell yourself to the devil.. you pay the price one day like all of those sell out artist $!

[@re7416]

'appears' being the operative word.....

[@louiselouise13]

There's so many interviews with Madonna when she was very sweet like this. Social media just doesn't promote it in the algorithm. Lovely Madonna doesn't generate clicks. Just look at the views on this video.

[@SebastianKalliala]

❤FANTASTIC INTERVIEW!!! ❤Thank You ❤Love from Finland

[@NeilReynolds-hg9gh]

She is so likeable here and quite amusing. We see very little of this these days unfortunately. At least we have these older intervi to view at our pleasure. 😁

[@FannyWalters]

Great thanks KZbin for to see the great Michael Parkinson with Madonna 💗💗💗💗

[@fusilier25079843]

I adore Madonna. What a wonderful woman.

[@Whenallwozkool]

Peak Madonna. she is so ladylike and beautiful here.

[@maxlinder5262]

NOT showing her ..True Colors....to quote Candi Lauper..... Just my opinion

[@Whenallwozkool]

@@maxlinder5262 I don't like what she's become.

[@Italy55]

Ladylike?

[@RossPatzelt]

great upload thanks so much

[@twhelostl61]

This conversation was 20 yrs or so back. Madonna was 47 in this segment. "Ray of Light" was made in 1998. I think that her looks were great. "Beautiful Stranger" from the Austin Powers movie was a very cute video.

[@jonl7692]

This was 2006 confessions on a dancefloor

[@leespiderpod]

Can’t believe it’s 20 years old - I remember watching this

[@grose2272]

I loved her in this decade❤

[@Dhhtyu4566]

This may be her best interview ever

[@karenboromeo899]

The stage in Madonna's life when she met her 2nd Husband "Guy" & started to really feel happy in her life..moving to England too. He accentvis more English here than it is now..she is back in America & her marriage to "Guy" ended . Then her "down to earth..relaxed persona" seemed to go. And she l feel is restless again since.

[@raymondstover7071]

She was the only female music artist in the 80s/90s that received the amount of worldwide attention on a daily basis that Taylor Swift does today. Except social media didn't exist so it was daily newspaper/magazine articles about her every move and every interview (radio/television) was picked apart. Per her own admission at the Billboard Woman of the Year speech-She had NO female peers of her stature in the industry to lean on.

[@janebraun4482]

Taylor the new Madonna but more natural, no attention seeking gimics.

[@louiselouise13]

@@janebraun4482 "attention seeking"? she's a punk rocker originally and likes the push people's buttons. Taylor is vanilla. madonna is an artist.

[@FelipeGarciaQuintino]

Generic, boring. And all the same, not even close to Madonna​@@janebraun4482

[@daphnesuarez5924]

This interview is from 20 years ago & NOT 3 days ago!!!!!

[@Michal-ke6lu]

So misleading. They should write the date of the interview.

[@SocialClout]

23:13 that british accent tho lol

[@farnooshabasi1882]

I know that just says everything about her character doesn't it😅

[@StrawberryShortcake3-f4b]

I loved hearing this only a quarter of the way through but I love the rags to riches type of vibe to her story, like that audition just changed everything instantly.

[@joanofarcxxi]

She was quite intelligent, witty, lucid, and interesting in this interview. And I can totally relate when she says she always wanted to be different and do the opposite of other girls. That is precisely what I was like and still am to some degree.

[@ExecutiveZombie]

Bravo! 👏🏽 Elite Interview 🤩🎬🧟‍♀️

[@32446]

Parky really got the best out of Madonna. It’s such a great interview.

[@andrewashdown3541]

This is a side of Madonna I have not seen before ...

[@calisongbird]

Then you don’t watch very many Madonna interviews.

[@TheReturnoftheNative]

She’s also extremely charming in an interview she did with Johnny Vaughan back in 1999.

[@mertcantekgul]

Dear Mr Parkinson is so cute. They both very respectful and calm. RIP

[@Philoyouknow]

Queen of Pop and the biggest selling female artist in music history. Period. ❤

[@traceyraybould7148]

Not true

[@Philoyouknow]

@traceyraybould7148 Very true

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Read comments,that's what I thought. But never heard her voice sound SO ELEGANT......😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@calisongbird]

It’s her fake English accent period….

[@JohnClement-n5m]

Great interview, Parkinson got a lot out of her, the skill of a fine interviewer.. Madonna opens up more with charming humorous disarming men.. I ❤ Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone

[@RebelBuddha1971]

Probably one of the best M interviews…ever? I’ve been roasted for mentioning how much I miss “this” Madonna, but I can’t help it, within the last 5-10 years in every interview she seems to be regressing.

[@SaraShakur94]

Queen of Pop

[@GeraldineDevlin-y8u]

Gosh ! ….what a sweet lady who deserves everything she’s achieved. Bless !❣️🙏❤️

[@izzydeadyet7336]

Back when she was still aging gracefully, was so beautiful as herself! She might as well be someone else these days , i applaud her for continuing to tour and write music, never stop! Im not even a Madonna fan, but she really is royalty on earth

[@SebastianKalliala]

❤So smart, so intelligent, so funny. ❤Love her. ❤Love from Finland

[@karen-xn6su]

What a beautiful honest interview. Makes you fall in love with a sincere Madonna since she always seemed untouchable.

[@Godisfirst21]

What year was this?❤

[@gengland8601]

This interview was amazing seeing Madonna like I have never. She’s one artist that honestly talks to her audience and there’s no BS. I love that about her. I’ve loved her music since she blasted onto the scene in the late 70’s. And the last 10 years I haven’t really listened to her new songs. She’s amazingly smart and hard working

[@MoreTarot]

Brilliant ✨️

[@Kiwibloke2025]

If only she stayed like this, intelligent interesting charming

[@huesbyhiranya]

She still is, but you don’t

[@stellasiodmok7106]

I like her “British” spin on her American accent 😄

[@ryandenardo1427]

What year was this?

[@HenryBartlett-b1l]

What an interesting interview with a fascinating and unexpected expose of the person we assumed to be Madonna.

[@davidmusicmaker]

Wow, this really worked because he's genuinely intrigued and comes up with very pertinent questions that allow her to genuinely reflect and dig into her psyche and memory; and here she seems very open to being as self-revelatory as possible-or so it comes across to me. I've often made fun of her, thinking she's vain and pretentious, but I can discern her dogged pursuit of success, coupled with an unflappable determination to become something she alone could envision. Also, when she describes the things that went wrong and the stuff she screwed up, she's not trying to present herself as a victim who wants to wallow in self-pity; instead, she recognizes her faults but also defends the choices she made which strengthened her resolve.

[@janissa-i4g]

Why doesn't this say what year this interview was aired.

[@jeremyhansen5666]

This was cool

[@kfgflynn]

Lovely interview. I miss this Madonna.

[@Ania-om5sx]

What year was this interview ?

[@katjaxxx7353]

When I see her I always think of what Cher said about her 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Luke_19951]

Big Madonna fan but I'll never get over the strong British accent 😆 which has now gone back to a strong American accent

[@scottsewell5722]

This is when she wasstill a human, boy have things changed

[@JimATLANTA1]

I miss this Madonna.

[@noordiab1305]

Me too!!! She was one of my favorite artists back then

[@MsOka007]

I thought it was 3 days ago! I obviously don't follow Madonna, but I thought she looks really good!! Money helps a lot. She definitely earned it.

[@Michal-ke6lu]

Its obviously an old video.

[@susettesantiago5509]

She is not a great voice………but she can hold a note and her dancing is legendary and her songs are iconic symbols of her……and she created a lane for herself outside of the industry….her skills and style are iconic….quite lacking in many overrated artists who sign and dance like a fetch and step and collect an industry pay date……and her videos were for the most part works of arts….very artistic….not just fluff and industry

[@ZoltánKovács-w2z]

Deep respect 😅❤🖐️✨

[@lexRusskikh]

Мадонна-ЖЕНЩИНА покорившая всех,не просто имя и стиль,а неоспоримый бренд,взгляд на происходящее вокруг))) Каждым своим выходом она открыто подчёркивает проблему о которой попусту молчат все,но не М❤❤❤ Ненавистна политиками любого ранга,сектанты навсегда зделали стиль любого концерта таким,что волосы встают дыбом,на это даано не обращают внимания,но они всё равно блокируют каждое появление Дивы❤❤❤ Люблю,ценю и уважаю всё слова ЛЕДИ,дарящей МИРУ свою ЛЮБОВЬ❤❤❤

[@mayikcove2802]

We are living in the age of Madonna.

[@janehelps591]

The English accent is perfect 😂

[@carmenrojas1262]

Sie ist die Queen of pop💃🏻💙👏🏻💖💋🌷💞🌼🌸💝😉 Madonna Es Hermosa una ikona de los 80 ❤ Asta el dia de hoy un buen ejemplo para las nievas jeneraciones tiene un rostro bello y una sonrisa contajiosa y muy sencilla sin sirujia ,dios le de mas vida lo Amo ❤

[@musicalcontessa4275]

I simply adore Madonna Ciccone, I really do. However, that first song "Tell The Truth" was better when it was written and sung by Linda Randstadt under the title "When Will I Be Loved." 🤣

[@maverickgood5204]

What year or decade is this? It’s not from two days ago.

[@janebraun4482]

I heard her story differently. Knew she went to Paris, was promoted by some guy, and a French lady gave her her style. More that she played dress up, hung around clubs, was told to sing once, liked it, got to a record company and told she wanted to make records.

[@louiselouise13]

She run away from Paris. This has been told since the 80s. Even her ex boyfriend wrote a book about his relationship with her in the 70s and early 80s and talked about this. she was miserable in Paris and had to make up a story to get out of there.

[@janinecaramanus1392]

This cant be three days ago. Ome on

[@nilanisiriwardena5019]

Love her.❤ ❤❤

[@martingray6275]

In Parkie's presence, it seemed ALL (nearly?) his high-profile guests were simply human.... The work of a maestro, perhaps 🙂

[@xplorer1981]

❤ the 👑 of entertainment.

[@CheerfulAntenna-om7ls]

See how beautiful she was before plastic surgery. If she just aged gracefully she would have been stunning. Now she looks (NOT GOOD).

[@rogerdogger6969]

OMG she's like a completely different person

[@llmfiles]

Wow she looks great for her age too!

[@Nira39]

I detest the backhanded, for her age. Why can’t you just say, she looks fabulous. Period.

[@Nira39]

I detest the backhanded, for her age. Why can’t you just say, she looks fabulous. Period.

[@Nira39]

I detest the backhanded, for her age. Why can’t you just say, she looks fabulous. Period.

[@Vix381]

Go watch the 2006 Grammy performance, wow.

[@theDrzhivargo]

never rlly heard her normal talking voice until now

[@asdfjkl7430]

What's with the British accent?! Hilarious. 😂

[@shonaharris9328]

She was married to a Brit.

[@vinnyvincent2862]

Can you give us a Clue When this Was ? Just a ball-park figure will do ! As you left it out in the intro ! 😮

[@garycambridge5513]

It was November 2005

[@VanessaGreenlee-l6z]

Madonna looks great,like she did in the year 2000.

[@TheSillySteveShow]

nice

[@andyracksthecams]

She's a lovely lass.

[@rogerdogger6969]

What the hell is wrong with this channel that there's no date on this was just supposed to pick it out of the air or what?

[@hallson2917]

Rest in Peace Mr Parkinson!

[@jordonhanlan]

British Madonna peak 😂

[@tracyallison]

I love her x

[@Dr_Madonna]

Madonna The Queen of Pop No.1 singles as of Jan 2025 25 Canada (record) 13 UK (record) 8 Ireland 4 Germany 10 Switzerland (record) 11 Australia (record) 21 Spain (record) 3 France 23 Italy (record) 12 USA 22 United world chart (record) 17 Euro hot 100 (record) Highest grossing female tour 2008/9 $411 million (15 year record - $599.6 adjusted for inflation) Instagram followers - 19.8 million Spotify 40 million monthly listeners 400 million records sold (Guinness female record) Largest concert audience for a solo act Rio 2024 - 1.6 - 2 Million + The solo act with the most charted number ones singles worldwide.

[@farnooshabasi1882]

She seems to have a different accent here like she's trying to have a sort of British accent? Is she just putting on a show with her accent because I haven't seen her speak like this before

[@Nira39]

Fake

[@johannolivier377]

What a lovely, beautiful, sexy and amazing woman she has always been. So humble and stylish.

[@narasantos117]

How sad to see what she has become today.

[@aubreycrawley]

💖💖💖💖💖