Music icon Tina Turner has come out of retirement for a showstopping collaboration with music producer Kygo for a remix of her iconic track, What’s Love Got To Do With It.
Despite going on to eventually marry the love of her life, Erwin Bach in 2013 and eventually gave up her American citizenship on October 24, 2013, and became an official citizen of Switzerland.
However, Tina, 80, who was born Anna Mae Bullock, hasn’t always lived a happy life.
The Queen of Rock and Roll documented her turbulent life in her memoir, My Love Story, back in 2018 – from spending over five decades in showbiz, to her terrifying marriage to Ike Turner.
Tina documented her turbulent marriage to Ike Turner in her self-penned memoir (Image: Michael Ochs Archives)
Tina was just 22 when she married blues singer Ike Turner in a rushed ceremony held in Mexico.
Ike, who died in 2007 from a cocaine overdose rushed Tina to Tijuana, Mexico for a wedding that she unwillingly accepted in 1962.
Tina documented that she felt as though she had to agree to the nuptials in order to prevent abuse.
Tina recalled being forced into marriage aged just 22 back in 1962 (Image: Getty Images)
Throughout their relationship, Ike was known for abusing Tina, who once attempted to take her own life while on tour with Ike.
Following their quickie wedding, Ike dragged Tina to what she described to You Magazine as a “whorehouse”.
Writing about her experience in her autobiography, the Proud Mary singer said: “People can’t imagine the kind of man he was – a man who takes his brand-new wife to a live, pornographic sex show right after their marriage ceremony.”
Tina admitted to being dragged to a brothel on the evening of their wedding and was left “disgusted” by what she saw (Image: Getty Images)
She goes on to write: “What was on display was more gynaecological than erotic… I was miserable the whole time, on the verge of tears, but there was no escape.”
Once inside the brothel, Tina recalls the experience to be “so disturbing that I suppressed it, scratched it out”.
The Queen of Music found true happiness when she met her husband Erwin Bach before marrying him in 2013 (Image: Getty Images)
The singer who has sold over 200 million records from 10 studio albums, 68 singles and 6 compilation albums also revealed that she would often experience a nose bleed while performing.
Today, Tina celebrates her first music release since 2008.
Last year, the superstar confessed: “I don’t sing. I don’t dance. I don’t dress up.”
What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Tina Turner featuring Kygo is available to stream from today.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
