American legendary singer Tina Turner, who recently bid farewell to her son, secretly underwent a kidney transplant in 2017..

She told about it in the autobiography of My Love Story, which will be published on October 16, reports People magazine.

According to the singer, in 2016 she was diagnosed with bowel cancer..

Through the unpleasant side effects, Turner was forced to abandon traditional treatments in favor of homeopathic remedies.. As a result, her condition worsened, and the singer developed renal failure..

Then her husband, German music producer Erwin Bach, decided that he himself would donate a kidney to his beloved.

Turner stresses that her husband’s act shocked her. She did not ask her husband for such a generous decision and did not even hope that he would take it..

"I wondered if anyone would think that Erwin’s donation was somehow businesslike. Considering how long we have been together, it’s incredible that there are still people who believe that Erwin married me for my money and fame. What else does a young man need from an older woman?

Erwin always ignored such rumors ", - said Turner.

The operation was conducted in April 2017 and has been very successful.. However, the singer still continues to struggle with complications, as her body "rejects the new organ".

Note Tina Turner and Erwin Bach got married in 2013, 26 years after the start of their relationship.

Recall that in 2017 it became known that the American actress and singer Selena Gomez had a kidney transplant, the donor of which was her friend.