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Sandra Bernhard reflects on the ‘sad’ friendship break with Madonna
Sandra Bernard, Madonna.
Getty Images(2)Sandra Bernhard I can’t help but imagine what it would be like to reunite with you Madonna almost 30 years after the breakup of their friendship.
“It would be fine, but I mean, I don’t know what it would be,” Bernhard, 69, shared on the Tuesday, July 30 episode of “Dinner’s On Me” podcast. “I hate getting nostalgic and getting caught up in that time because it was such a perfect time.”
The friendship between Bernhard and Madonna made headlines in the late 1980s. One of their most memorable moments together was when they wore identical outfits during a performance Late Night with David Letterman in 1988.
While fans enjoyed observing the pair’s friendship, Bernhard was once revealed that they stopped speaking in 1992.
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“Late eighties [was] when I did my one-woman show here in New York and I was friends with her and busy Letterman all the time,” the comedian recalled in her latest podcast interview with Jesse Tyler Ferguson. “I mean, everything was just so fresh. So there are times when I think, “That really makes me sad, you know, that we couldn’t keep our friendship.” I mean, I could have done that.”
We weekly has reached out to Madonna’s representatives for comment on Bernhard’s latest comments.
While it’s unclear why the couple’s bond became strained, the comedian previously shed some light on why they were no longer seen together.
“We were going to go out. We would have a really great time, and I think we were a very good example of two women being friends,” Bernhard further said The Wendy Williams Show in 2010. “I would have liked this to have lasted a while [longer]. Certain people can’t handle these types of friendships. That’s not my style. I like to maintain my friendships throughout my life. … It’s okay, you know. All is forgiven.”
Years later, Bernhard reiterated that she was not committed to her relationship with the 65-year-old music superstar. Instead, she attributed it to the fact that friendships can easily change over time.
Although Madonna is best known as the Queen of Pop, she considers motherhood to be one of her greatest achievements. Madonna became a mother in October 1996 when she welcomed daughter Lourdes Leon with her then-partner Carlos Leon. The couple separated the following year. In 1998, the ‘Material Girl’ artist started dating Guy Ritchie. […]
“I’ve seen her over the years,” said the Roseanne alum told Us in 2019. “We’re cool with each other, you know. But people move on and you have your life. … I have my career, my life.”
Friendships aside, Bernhard continues to bring laughs on her stand-up comedy tours. Earlier this month, the actress announced ten upcoming tour dates for December. “From the west coast to the east,” she wrote via Instagram on Friday, July 26. “Let’s step it up a gear!”
As for Madonna, she recently wrapped up her career-spanning Celebration Tour in May with a free concert in Brazil.
