MADONNA turns 60 on August 16

Global megastar Madonna hasn’t shied away from controversy since she moved to New York City in 1978 to make it big – her knack for reinvention is unparalleled to this day. The Material Girl will soon hit her milestone birthday, and says getting older won’t ever stop her from being her true self. “I am acting my age,” she says. “This is me. This is who I want to be and I can do what I want. There are no rules and people should just leave me alone. I will do what I want to do. Why should I be limited by my age or by a number?”