Cyndi Lauper left in crippling pain after consuming too much 'superfood'

Cyndi Lauper, known for her hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, shared how a "superfood" diet caused her intense health problems. The Iconic singer took to the Table Manners Podcast where she opened up about her experience kidney stones, attributing them to a diet rich in spinach. She explained that her attempt to adopt a vegan diet led her to consume spinach at every meal, which resulted in the kidney stones.

During the podcast, Cyndi said: "I tried to be a vegan, but you know, I took one thing where they were just delivering food and they every gave me day spinach, every meal spinach. I wound up having kidney stones and they killed me.". Host Lennie Ware asked: "Oh, you get kidney stones from spinach? " And Cyndi said: "Yes, it has a chemical in it. If you eat too much of this kind of thing. And you're prone to that it can you can develop kidney stones." Cyndi also spoke about her experience following the diet whilst she was "on the road".

She said: "I stopped that but like I tried to eat on the road like that but they would put these herbs and vegetables like, you know, just flat out what's wrong with you got cauliflower. What you gotta ruin it for? Just freaking wash it, cut it, put a little olive oil on it, some salt, put it in the broiler, don't burn it.". This comes after Cyndi opened up about her Glastonbury Festival performance being hit by sound issues. Despite the challenges, including technical difficulties, the singer still managed to entertain fans with her classic hits.

Due to the technical issues, fans couldn't fully enjoy Cyndi's music as intended. Cyndi has since addressed the event, which took place last June. She told The Sunday Times: "I couldn't hear the band and that sucked. I wanted to be really great." Cyndi, who is getting ready for her final tour, added: "I want to say goodbye big, you know? There is an art to standing still and singing, and I do not have that talent. So I don't know how long I'm going to be able to do the kind of performance that I feel is right.".

Despite the mishap during her Glastonbury set – Cyndi has thrilled UK fans with exciting news – she will be heading on tour later this year. The star has announced her 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour' in the UK for February 2025. The tour will start on February 8, 2025, in Glasgow at the OVO Hydro. She will also perform in Manchester on February 9 at Co-op Live, London on February 11 at The O2, Birmingham on February 14 at BP Pulse Live, and Belfast on February 16 at The SSE Arena. Cyndi, who hasn’t toured the UK for a while, made her announcement after receiving a huge response from the Glastonbury crowd.