TINA TURNER - TURNER REFUSED TO CANCEL NEW YORK SHOW DESPITE ILLNESS

TURNER REFUSED TO CANCEL NEW YORK SHOW DESPITE ILLNESS

Legendary singer TINA TURNER was hospitalised in New York on Sunday (30Nov08) for a severe fever - but refused to postpone her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden the following night for fear of disappointing her fans.
The What's Love Got to Do With It hitmaker, 69, also had to be put on oxygen during her hospital visit.
But the eight-time Grammy winner was determined to stick to her tour schedule and pressed ahead with her gig on Monday (01Dec08) - even doing a meet and greet with VIPs including Anne Hathaway, and Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes, who had turned out to see her in concert.
The celebrities were reportedly told that "no one is to shake her hand, and she cannot talk before performing (because of the illness). She's very shy."
However, Turner shrugged off her high temperature and chatted with each guest, before stepping out on stage to thrill fans with her two-and-a-half hour show, reports the New York Post's gossip column PageSix.