New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Barbra’s swansong LOVE IS ALL I CARE ABOUT NOW

It’s been done for Freddie Mercury, Sir Elton John, Tina Turner and now Aretha Franklin. But don’t expect Barbra Streisand to give the green light for a movie about her life.

The music legend, who has also had a highly successful career as an actress and director, understands why her story of going from a poverty-stricken childhood to becoming a worldwide superstar would translate well to the big screen, but she doesn’t want to see it herself.

“No, no, no, no,” she says, adding another emphatic,

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