Tina Turner said she was "really ready" to let go before death, claims dear

The legend of music died at the age of 83 on May 24.


The world has lost another icon of music with the death of Tina Turner May 24. Its publicist confirmed the news in a declaration to People , explaining that the singer died at the age of 83. "Tina Turner, the" Queen of Rock'N Roll "died peacefully today at the age of 83 The declaration can be read in the process of explaining that private funerals will take place for friends and family.

Some of these friends have talked about their time with Turner, including a longtime friend and a collaborator Pamper . In an interview with MSNBC, Dear remembered having visited Turner in his Swiss house for the last time and shared what the musician "Proud Mary" said about his preparation to leave. Continue reading to learn more.

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Turner has faced a number of health difficulties in recent years.

Tina Turner at the Armani Prive Haute Couture show in 2018
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Turner's publicist did not share the details of The "long illness" which she suffered and a representative of the star said to Daily mail what death of natural causes . However, it is known that Turner had had several sides of health in the years preceding her death, and she spoke of her medical history in her 2018 Memoirs My love story .

As indicated by Today ,, Turner had a blow In 2013. In 2016, she received a diagnosis of intestinal cancer, from which she recovered with treatment. Around the same time, she discovered that she needed a kidney transplant due to kidney problems caused by high blood pressure. She has undergone a transplant in 2017 and her husband since 2013, Erwin Bach , was the donor.

In March, Turner posted on Instagram About World Kidney Day to raise awareness of kidney health. "My kidneys are victims not to realize [sic] that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine," she wrote. "I endangered by refusing to face the reality I need daily therapy and for life with drugs. For too long, I thought my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion."

Dear and other friends went to visit him.

In her interview with MSNBC, Dear said that she and other Turner friends have planned to visit the singer in Switzerland. (Turner became a citizen of the country in 2013.)

"I started going to visit her because I thought, you know, I need to put this time in our friendship, so that she knows that we have not forgotten her. So we have in a way all in turn and spend time with her, and that made her happy, "said dear.

Dear said that during a visit, Turner said: "" I can't spend too much time. "" But she joined forces. "And then five hours later, we laughed like crazy," continued the star. "She had a good time despite the fact that she was really sick and didn't want people to know."

"She had her dialysis machine in her house and that's how she was doing it," said Dear.

Dear tweeted About go out with Turner In August 2022. "Day passed with Tina and our friend Janet Z. We laughed for 3 1/2 consecutive. 2 Tired now," wrote Dear. "My sides hurt me. There will never be another Tina Turner. We love each other very much, I [luck] to have it in my life.

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Dear said Turner spoke of death.

Tina Turner and Cher on
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Dear said that Turner had told him once to be "ready" for death.

"Towards the end, she said to me once, she said," I'm really ready. I don't want to endure this anymore ", said dear ( via People ). She explained that Turner was "so strong" and "fought this disease for so long".

Another famous friend of Turner gave a similar account from Turner's point of view on his mortality. In An Instagram publication ,, Oprah Winfrey wrote in part: "She shared once with me that when her time came to leave this land, she would not be afraid, but excited and curious. Because she had learned to live surrounded by her well- Aimé, Erwin, and his friends. "

Stars have been friends for decades.

Turner and Cher met in the 1970s and sang together The lounge dear . From this, they have become friends for life. In 2008, The two were interviewed by Winfrey together and reflect on their friendship. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"The first time that Tina and I worked together, she came to the studio and I expected, you know, Tina Turner , but she just wore a small silk shirt and pants and high heels, "said Dear." Then we started talking, and I have a sailor mouth, and Tina is so distinguished - she speaks like such a lady. She kept looking at me, like, "Whoa, where are you from?" ""

Turner added: "Dear was so free. She controlled her career and her life and what was in the studio."

Women were also invited to reflect on aging. "I think it sucks!" Dear said. But, Turner did not agree, saying: "I welcome him with open arms. My senior life is so much better than when I was young. Wisdom, the way I think, my attitude towards things. There is a change when you are always healthy and you still look good ... You don't mind being 68 years old. You can't wait to go ahead with this same attitude and this same look . This number means nothing. "

Dear called Turner "a strength".

"She was such a force. Honestly, I think she struck everything head -on," Turner's MSNBC said. "She was not about to stop. She may not have won each battle, but she fought each war. She was there to fight for everything she believed."

She added: "She sometimes gave me a lot of strength, and I also gave her a lot of strength."


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