The singer on starting out as a tomboy, her horror movie marathons and a secret love of McDonald’s
Born in Tennessee, Tina Turner, 83, started performing with Ike Turner’s band Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. She had two sons, one with Ike whom she married in 1962. As a duo, Ike and Tina’s hits included Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits. In 1984, Turner released her multi-platinum solo album Private Dancer; her single What’s Love Got to Do With It topped the charts and won three Grammys. In 2018, she received a Grammy lifetime achievement award. This month is the fifth anniversary of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is now booking to spring 2024 at the Aldwych theatre, London. Turner lives in Switzerland with her second husband, Erwin Bach.
What is your greatest fear?
I never want to go back; I fought so much through my life, that I have to keep going forward.
