Madonna surprised her Chinese fans today by becoming the latest in a growing number of Western celebrities to open an account on Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter.
The legendary American pop star opened her first-ever official account just after midday Beijing time, making her debut with this message in English: “Hello weibo – yes it’s really me, i finally made it to China!”
Madonna has already amassed over 27,000 followers in just three hours.
In February earlier this year, Madonna performed her first-ever concert in Hong Kong, as part of her worldwide Rebel Heart Tour promoting her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart.
The singer’s Weibo account comes less than a week after actor Leonardo DiCaprio also joined on October 8.
Over the past year, the Chinese social media platform has also seen Stephen Hawking open a Weibo account, as well as footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
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