This strength and this affirmation, there is no doubt that Lourdes Leon inherited them from her mother Madonna. The two women, very accomplices, share the same ideas and get along wonderfully. However, independence remains at the center of their relationship. After high school, Lourdes Leon took her life into her own hands without counting on mom’s well-stocked wallet: “I think my mom saw all these celebrity kids and thought ‘my kids won’t be like this’she explained at Interview Magazine. I also have the feeling that if your parents pay you things, it gives them leverage over you. My mom is so obsessed with control, and she’s been controlling me all her life. I needed to be completely independent from her after high school.”
Madonna also knew how to channel her daughter Lourdes’ desires and instill in her values to which she is very attached: “She said something to me recently that stuck with me (…) ‘Remember that shit ain’t real. The important thing is not the money, your face or your sexy appearance. What matters is what you bring to the world and what you will leave behind.’ It always brings me back to my senses when I start taking things too seriously.“An advice that she follows so far without false note.