Earlier this year, Lopez said she “wanted to be like” Madonna growing up during an episode of ‘Track Star*’

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• Jennifer Lopez recreated Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” music video during a gondola ride in Venice, sharing it on social media

• Lopez has been a longtime Madonna fan, previously revealing she emulated her style and visited the village to dress like her

• Lopez was originally set to perform in Madonna’s 2003 VMAs kiss performance but couldn’t due to filming commitments

Jennifer Lopez is feeling shiny and new!

During a recent trip to Venice, Lopez recreated Madonna‘s iconic “Like a Virgin” music video in the canals — and shared a snippet of it on social media on Sunday, Aug. 2.

In the video, Lopez, 57, appears on a gondola as she sings and dances to the lyrics of the song — while floating through the canals.

“I had to do it…” she wrote on X.

I had to do it…🛶 pic.twitter.com/M3i40PIWIn

— jlo (@JLo) August 3, 2026

Madonna, 67, released “Like a Virgin” in October 1984 and dropped the music video a month later. Madonna recently recreated the iconic music video with Julia Garner and posted a video of it on social media.

“Like A Virgin……again and again. 🇮🇹,” Madonna captioned the March post.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, the Office Romance star appeared on an episode of Track Star* and one of the songs she was quizzed on was Madonna’s “Ray of Light.” At the time, she revealed how far back her fandom went.

“When I was little, I wanted to be like her,” the “On the Floor” singer said. “That’s why I started coming to the village. I wanted to dress like her.”

She also said she would “cut up” her clothes to “look like her.”

“I always said to myself, I never want to get stuck. I always wanted to keep evolving. I always wanna keep doing new things,” the “Waiting for Tonight” singer said.

In addition to idolizing her growing up, Lopez previously revealed she was supposed to be a part of the iconic 2003 performance where Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

“I was working on a movie, Shall We Dance, at the same time, and they just wouldn’t let me out of the movie,” she said on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in June, explaining why she ultimately didn’t do it.

However, leading up to the performance, they had rehearsed everything.

“I went to Madonna’s house! It was me, her and Britney. She was playing her guitar, and we were singing,” she recalled, adding of the kiss, “It was a thing, like, ‘We’re going to get married, I’m going to be the groom, you guys are going to sing.’”

“I was the one who was going to come out first and sing ‘Like a Virgin,’” she continued. “I can’t even really remember what it was, but it was something like that.”

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