Patti LaBelle is open to dating again at age 78, says she’s ‘too good to be solo’

Patti Labelle is ready to prove you can find new love at any age. The R&B icon revealed on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” Wednesday that she’s open to dating again at the age of 78. “Well sorta, kinda,” LaBelle said, when Hudson asked if she was open to dating. “How old am I? 78.” Labelle married schoolteacher Armstead Edwards in 1969. The two finalizedContinue reading “Patti LaBelle is open to dating again at age 78, says she’s ‘too good to be solo’”

Patti LaBelle rushed off stage after bomb threat at Milwaukee theater

Patti LaBelle was rushed off stage in the middle of a Milwaukee show Saturday night after the venue was hit with a bomb threat. The unsettling moment at the Riverside Theater was captured on camera, showing two men rush onto the stage and grab the mic stand from LaBelle as she was clutching a bouquet ofContinue reading “Patti LaBelle rushed off stage after bomb threat at Milwaukee theater”

Patti LaBelle Shares the Hilarious Story of How Elton John Paid Her Back for Lost Tupperware

Patti LaBelle is happy to share things with her friends — but in a new interview, she reveals the time that Sir Elton John nearly stretched that kindness to its limit. On the latest episode of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, the iconic diva told a story about how, back when she was singing with the Bluebelles, John wasContinue reading “Patti LaBelle Shares the Hilarious Story of How Elton John Paid Her Back for Lost Tupperware”

This Is The One Singer Chaka Khan Would Do A Verzuz Battle With

Not since Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight took us down memory lane in September have two vocal legends participated in a Veruz battle. But with the right pairing, R&B funk icon Chaka Khan says she’d be open to going song for song with another singer on the show. ESSENCE spoke to Khan ahead of theContinue reading “This Is The One Singer Chaka Khan Would Do A Verzuz Battle With”