EXCLUSIVE: Madonna, 65, is enjoying ‘sexy’ workouts with boxer Josh Popper, 29, in Portugal, as friends say he’s whipped ‘smitten’ singer into shape after ICU drama

Madonna has been having “the time of her life” with boytoy boxing coach Josh Popper as the two enjoy “sexy” workouts while on vacation in Portugal, sources tell DailyMail.com.

Ever since the singer, 65, and her 29-year-old boyfriend started seeing each other in March, insiders said she’s totally smitten with her new sparring partner.

“Madonna and Josh are crazy about each other,” they said. As a boxing coach and fitness pro, he helps her stay in shape. Their workouts are pretty sexy – if you know what I mean!’

Madonna’s latest fitness kick comes more than a month after she was rushed to ICU when she was found unconscious in New York in June.

The health scare left her family “fearing for the worst” and threatening to derail the start of her upcoming tour in October, but an insider said her crush on Popper has put the episode out of her mind.

“They had the time of their lives in Portugal,” they said. “She’s celebrating more than her tour.”

The singer raised concerns when she was hospitalized in March, but she has put health scares behind her now that her new sparring partner has put her in “the best shape.”

Insiders said the boxing coach enjoyed keeping Madonna fit for her upcoming tour, saying that “their workouts are pretty sexy – if you know what I mean!”

The couple got together earlier this year, after Popper began training one of Madonna’s children at his New York City gym, Bredwinners.

Sources told DailyMail.com that the duo immediately hit it off and they have now left for a retreat in Portugal to celebrate her 65th birthday.

“It’s been a long time since she felt so comfortable and in love with someone,” added the insider, who felt the fitness enthusiast “seemed right for her.”

Her return to Portugal, where she lived from 2017 to 2020, was reportedly going to last all weekend, but CMTV columnist revealed she eschewed her Queen of Pop status to fly more modestly to the European hot spot.

“She landed with about 30 friends from all over the world, in a normal plane because she’s an environmentalist. She gave up her private jet a few years ago,” Silva said.

The boxing coach has whipped the Queen of Pop into shape ahead of her upcoming tour

Speaking out: Madonna’s boyfriend took to social media to share an inspirational message after she was rushed to hospital in June after being found unconscious in New York

Popper’s admiration for the 65-year-old was on full display following her March medical emergency, when he took to Instagram to share an inspirational message for her recovery.

“Give yourself permission to live a great life. Step into who you were meant to be. Stop playing small. You are meant for greater things,” he wrote.

“Thank you to my coach @fftstrong, my family and the Bredwinners team for standing by my side.”

Although Madonna has been in love all summer, a family member told DailyMail.com at the time that they feared she would lose her life to the illness, which her manager described as a “serious bacterial infection.”

She was stricken with the condition following a rigorous exercise regimen for her upcoming tour, the family member said the shocking collapse was a wake-up call for the singer.

“For the past few days no one really knew which way this was going to go and her family prepared for the worst,” the relative said, adding that Madonna previously thought she was “invincible.”

“Everyone believed we could lose her and that’s the reality of the situation.”

Strike a pose: Madonna shared this close-up photo on Wednesday, her 65th birthday, telling fans she was reading all of her birthday messages

The Queen of Pop looked younger than ever in new snaps as she celebrates her birthday in Portugal this week

After months of Popper whipping her into shape, the “Like a Virgin” star wowed fans at her 65th birthday party this week.

To celebrate, she took to TikTok to share a video titled “Happy Birthday to me!” who saw the glowing singer beaming with remarkably smooth skin.

In true Madonna fashion, things got a little risqué as she lifted her arms to reveal a black lace bra and signature corset under a silk top.

Madonna toasted her 65th bash at an intimate dinner in Lisbon on Tuesday night as the clock struck midnight.

In a video shared on social media, the mother of six was seen dining with her friends and family while giving a short speech and declaring, “It’s great to be alive!”

Public sightings of the icon are known to be rare, and prior to her appearance in Portugal this week, she left a fan stunned when they saw her on the streets of New York City.

“She looked really good and seemed to be in a good mood,” a witness told OK! “She was walking a little slow, but it looked like she just wanted to get out.”

The Queen of Pop left fans stunned in June when she stepped out for a rare public sighting, a witness said she was ‘looking very good and seemed to be in a good mood’