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Question of the Day | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Madonna turns 50 years old August 16th. What advice do you have for her on her 50th birthday?

© AP
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Whoopi Goldberg Can't Compete

Why would she listen to me? She’s got the kabbalah.

Mary Wells

Mary Wells | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Mary Wells: Not That She Needs It

I don’t think she takes advice or needs it but maybe it’s time for her to class up her style just a little bit and wash her hair more often.

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Joan Ganz Cooney Thinks It's Time

If I were advising her, I’d suggest she retire.

Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 08/14/2008 12:00 am

Liz Smith Knows Madonna Is Fine Without Us

Hmmm. Well, I know Madonna a little bit and I’d say, "Madonna, darling. Relax! It’s only a number."

Believe me, kids, Madonna wouldn’t take any advice we had to give. And she is doing just fine marching along to her own drummer. The idea that she is worrying about what the world thinks of her is just ridiculous.

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30 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Diana T
Enjoy yourself. You look terrific so don’t sweat the small stuff…it’s just a birthday.
By Diana T on 08/14/2008 12:08 am
DeBúrca obj
You’ve always been a maverick so why not be a maverick when it comes to aging as a celebrity? Whatever cosmetic surgery you’ve had so far… STOP NOW… and age gracefully and end up looking like a human being and not an alien.
By DeBúrca obj on 08/14/2008 12:20 am
L W
Act your age.
By L W on 08/14/2008 1:27 am
Violet Forever
Who? :)
By Violet Forever on 08/14/2008 7:46 am
M Reeves
… ditto … .
By M Reeves on 08/14/2008 11:20 am
Sam Mirando
Madonna, get real. You are getting old. Stop pretending to be a teenager and start acting like a grownup. You have more money than you can possibly spend so quit horsing around on the stage in unsuitable outfits and set up a foundation to do good works. Blend into the background and let your money do the talking. Do you want to be remembered as a narcissist or as a philanthropist? Use your 50th birthday to change your life and then to change the lives of the poor or the sick for the better.
By Sam Mirando on 08/14/2008 8:35 am
EKA -
I’m guessing from observation that narcissist will win out, but you never know, stranger things could happen. ( see Paris Hilton- President ) Seeing a sex symbol hang on for dear life, refusing to embrace the true sexiness of a mature woman who knows exactly who she is, is a pathetic sight. Anyway, fifty’s nothin’…….sixty’s the new 40. Advise is easy!
By EKA - on 08/14/2008 12:31 pm
Chari Bonagua
None.
By Chari Bonagua on 08/14/2008 8:42 am
Lena B
It seems unanimous… Dear Sister Madonna, We, The Sisters of WoW want you to exhale and embrace 50. This is your time for self-discovery, seize the moment and have a great birthday.
By Lena B on 08/14/2008 9:28 am
K O
Lily, sometimes your words hit right in the middle of the red part of the “bulls eye.” This is one of those times.
By K O on 08/14/2008 11:35 am
Lorraine Bates
Dear Madonna: Stop trying to look 30 and embrace 50. I worry you’re going to exercise and resculpt your face so far, you’ll end up as Joan Rivers. Lovingly, Lorraine
By Lorraine Bates on 08/14/2008 9:56 am
babs dennis
My wish to her is the same at it would be to anyone on their birthday: many happy returns of the day. Otherwise: big whoop.
By babs dennis on 08/14/2008 9:58 am
Jeanette Foresta
As a fellow Leo, we are cursed with the need for attention. To be the big honcho. To be the center of attention. We just know that the Universe revolves around us. I was always told that I was an actress, full of drama. “Jeanette is acting again, my father would sing, here she is, miss america!” I was always ripping the curtains off the window to wrap around me, playing the part of an Arabian beauty I saw in the movie, Ali Babba and the Forty Thieves. As us Leo’s get older, and are passed up for younger more attractive lioness’s, we can despair. That is when we work-out till we have muscles like a man, face-lifts til we look like a cat, and stalk our own reflections in the windows as we pass them by. Yes, we are cursed. Me, more so than you. At least you have an audience, me, I have four walls. No fame nor fortune for me. No sexy outfits to prance around in, nope, no curtains, no big money for me, no Kabbalah fame for me, nope. Nothing for me. Me, me, me! See? It’s a curse. LOL
By Jeanette Foresta on 08/14/2008 10:18 am
kim speight
Too true, I’m a Leo too. I was once told a conversation with a Leo goes like this “me me me me me me, you, me me me me me, you, me me me, you, me me me….. “
By kim speight on 08/14/2008 11:00 am
DeBúrca obj
Yes Leos… they want to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.
By DeBúrca obj on 08/14/2008 1:20 pm