Madonna and Guy Ritchie adopted one-year-old David Banda in 2006, although it was a years-long legal mess for them to get it cleared by the government of Malawi. Madonna has six kids in total – first Lourdes, then Rocco, then she adopted David, Mercy and twins Stella and Estere. Lourdes was the first to leave home, and I remember reading that Rocco and the rest of the kids really missed Lourdes because Madonna is super-strict and they were mad that Lola got out of Madge’s clutches. Still, by all accounts, all of the kids are reasonably well-adjusted, given… everything about Madonna. Well, David is now 18 years old. I don’t know if Madonna kicked him out or whether he wanted to get the hell out of his mother’s restrictive household. For what it’s worth, he still seems close to his mother – he performed at her concerts last year, he has photos of her on his social media, and he hasn’t said anything to indicate they had a falling out. But Madonna hasn’t given him any money. So, that’s the headline. He chatted with the Sun, in what was probably a paid interview?
Madonna’s son David Banda says he has been forced to “scavenge” for food after moving out of the superstar’s home. The teen musician is now living in an apartment in The Bronx, New York, and charges for online guitar lessons in a bid to make some cash.
Asked how he likes living alone, he insisted: “I love it. I’m not on my own, I’ve got my girlfriend. But I love it.”
However David — whose mum is worth £650million and has homes all over the globe — continued: “It’s lovely to experience it being nine o’clock at night, me being hungry and realising that I don’t have enough money to get food and scavenging. It’s fun to be young.”
David also confirmed that the Hanky Panky hitmaker has a new man in her life, after I revealed she had grown close to Jamaican-born footballer Akeem Morris. Speaking on Instagram Live, he confirmed: “Truth be told, she’s not single. She’s dating a guy . . . That’s her life. She’ll do what she wants to do.”
And while David is also loved up with model girlfriend Maria Atuesta, it sounds like he would be at home on Love Island if they ever split up. He has revealed he is a big fan of the ITV2 series, hosted by Maya Jama. David, 18, said: “Reality TV is great because it allows people to forget about their day and enter a virtual world where you get to peer into other people’s lives. I like Love Island and Perfect Match.”
Maybe I’m wrong about this, but it sounds like he moved out when he turned 18 and he *wants* to see if he can make it work on his own. He’s finding himself, he’s exploring his newfound freedom, he’s trying different things. I’m sure if he wanted to, Madonna would let him come back at any time for a meal. I don’t think it’s crazy that an 18-year-old guy wants to explore the ups and downs of his freedom. What’s crazy is that he’s a tall, nice-looking young man whose mother is Madonna, and her connections haven’t assured him some kind of nepo-career? Dude could model or get a recording contract or work for a record label or a fashion label. I wonder if he gets those kinds of offers and turns them down.
Photos courtesy of Banda’s IG and Madonna’s IG.