Madonna posts heartbreaking tribute to her brother, Christopher Ciccone
Life With My Sister Madonna in 2008, which drove a further wedge between them.Ciccone also worked as an interior and furniture designer and as an artist.
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.On Instagram, Madonna posted a lengthy message paying tribute to Christopher. “My brother Christopher is gone,” she said. “He was the closest human to me for so long.
It’s hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo.“We took each other‘s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood.
In fact, dance was a kind of superglue that held us together,” Madonna continued. “Discovering dance in our small Midwestern town saved me and then my brother came along, and it saved him too.“My ballet teacher, also named Christopher, created a safe space for my brother to be gay,” she said. “A word that was not spoken or even whispered where we lived.”Madonna has previously spoken about how her childhood ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn, was one of the first, influential gay men in her life. “When I finally got the courage to go to New York to become a dancer,” Madonna said, “my brother followed.
