Tina Turner releases 80th birthday message after kidney failure and cancer

Music legend Tina Turner has spoken about turning 80 today, saying: “It’s like having a second chance at life,” the Mirror reports

The star has had a stellar 60-year career in which she has sold more than 200 million records.

In recent years the Queen of Rock and Roll has been dogged by ill health including a cancer fight and a kidney transplant.

Tina said: “I’m 80. What do I think? How did I think I would be at 80? Not like this.

“I look great. I feel good. I have gone through some very serious sicknesses that I am overcoming. It’s like having a second chance at life.