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Legendary “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Tina Turner tragically died aft a agelong unwellness successful her location successful Küsnacht adjacent Zurich, Switzerland connected May 24, her rep confirmed to The Telegraph. And astir instantly aft her passing astatine the property of 83, celebrities took to societal media to mourn the icon. See their touching tributes below.
Ciara
Ciara tweeted astir Tina Turner’s death. (Ciara Twitter)
“Goodies” hitmaker Ciara, 37, took to Twitter soon aft the somber quality regarding Tina’s decease broke to stock an affectional tribute for the precocious songstress. “Heaven has gained an angel. Rest successful Paradise Tina Turner. Thank you for the inspiration you gave america all,” the popular prima captioned 2 photos of Tina from her younger days.
Dan Levy
Schitt’s Creek alum Dan Levy, 39, shared a throwback video from the deed TV amusement that featured 1 of the characters singing Tina’s deed “The Best” from 1989. “The eventual inspiration. The Best. #RIPTinaTurner,” helium captioned the emotional video. Comedian Whitney Cummings even took to the comments to respond to Dan’s video and added a bid of breached bosom emojis.
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger took to Twitter to mourn his friend, Tina Turner. (Mick Jagger Twitter)
Rolling Stones pb vocalist Mick Jagger, 79, who notably performed and collaborated with Tina implicit the years, besides took to Twitter connected May 24 to publically grieve his beloved friend. “I’m truthful saddened by the passing of my fantastic person Tina Turner. She was genuinely an enormously talented performer and singer,” his saccharine tribute began. “She was inspiring, warm, comic and generous. She helped maine truthful overmuch erstwhile I was young and I volition ne'er hide her.”
In 2 of the photos, Mick and Tina performed connected signifier together. The black-and-white photograph pictured Tina laughing arsenic she leaned up against the stone star’s back. The 2nd photograph of the brace pictured them belting retired a opus arsenic they gazed straight into each other’s eyes. Tina and Mick famously performed 2 songs, “State Of Shock” and “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” successful 1985 (watch video here), which is wherever the photograph of Mick successful the bluish t-shirt was taken.
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson reacted to Tina Turner’s decease via Twitter. (Magic Johnson Twitter)
Former hoops star Magic Johnson, 63, shared an impactful photograph of him posing with Tina and the late Elizabeth Taylor, via Twitter to mourn the “Proud Mary” hitmaker. “Rest successful bid to 1 of my favourite artists of each time, the legendary queen of stone n’ rotation Tina Turner,” his caption of the group photo began. “I’ve seen her galore many times and hands down, she gave 1 of the champion unrecorded shows I’ve ever seen. She ever gave you your moneys worth.” In the photo, Magic leaned successful adjacent to Liz, portion Tina lovingly held onto the Cleopatra star’s shoulders and smiled large for the camera.
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor tweeted astir Tina Turner’s decease connected May 24. (Gloria Gaynor Twitter)
“I Will Survive” songstress Gloria Gaynor, 79, opted for a single glamour changeable photo of Tina for her Twitter tribute post. “I americium so, truthful precise bittersweet to perceive of the passing of @TinaTurner , the iconic fable who paved the mode for truthful galore women successful stone music, achromatic and white,” the 79-year-old began. “She did with large dignity & occurrence what precise fewer would adjacent person dared to bash successful her clip and successful that genre of euphony #TinaTurner.”
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais reacted to Tina Turner’s decease via Twitter. (Garcelle Beauvais Twitter)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais, 56, re-shared a photo of Tina from her younger days to respond to her passing connected May 24. “You were simply the BEST! Rest successful power,” she captioned the post, on with a supplication hands emoji.
Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow took to Twitter to mourn Tina Turner. (Mia Farrow Twitter)
Actress Mia Farrow, 78, opted to stock 2 black-and-white photos of Tina to grieve her via Twitter. “The magnificent Tina Turner has near us,” she captioned the post, on with a breached bosom emoji. In the near snapshot, the precocious 83-year-old had her eyes closed, portion successful the second, her eyes were pictured wide unfastened and appeared to beryllium from years anterior than the first.
A connection was besides shared connected Tina’s Facebook account, further confirming her death, and it said, “It is with large sadness that we denote the passing of Tina Turner. With her euphony and her boundless passionateness for life, she enchanted millions of fans astir the satellite and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Today we accidental goodbye to a beloved person who leaves america each her top work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes retired to her family. Tina, we volition miss you dearly.”
Tina overcame idiosyncratic and nonrecreational struggles successful her beingness to physique a legendary six-decade vocation arsenic some a vocalist and actress. She archetypal recovered fame successful the 1960s arsenic portion of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, which delivered a ton of chart-topping hits. However, aft years of home abuse, Tina near her husband, Ike Turner, and made an epic comeback arsenic a solo creator successful the 80s, portion releasing hits specified arsenic “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
Tina, who is besides celebrated for her 1971 mentation of “Proud Mary” and her relation arsenic Aunty Entity successful 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, suffered a stroke, intestinal crab and kidney failure, which required a transplant, successful her last years of life. She won 12 Grammy awards, sold much than 200 cardinal albums, and had four children earlier she passed — a son, Ronnie, who she shared with Ike and died successful Dec. 2022, arsenic good arsenic 2 of Ike’s children who she adopted, and a son, Craig, from a erstwhile relationship.
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