Man spent over $175K to look like Madonna - But stop when...
Man who has spent over $175,000 to look like Madonna finally ditches his 'addiction' after boyfriend tells him - 'I don't want to date a 56-year-old woman!'
Adam Guerra, 27, from Los Angeles, California, appeared on TLC's My Strange Addiction last night
After an ultimatum from his boyfriend Michael and a life-coaching session, Adam decided to give up trying to look like Madonna
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TLC's latest episode of My Strange Addiction ended last night with an unusual triumph when a male Madonna impersonator finally gave up on his damaging obsession.
Adam Guerra, 27, from Los Angeles, California, has devoted 12 years, endured 18 surgeries, and spent more than $175,000 in his quest to emulate the legendary pop queen; a passion he admits has slid into an addiction.
During the episode, his boyfriend Michael, unable to endure Adam's Madonna fixation any longer, delivers him a frank ultimatum, stating: 'I want to date a boy. I don't want to date a 56-year-old woman.'
Obsessed: Adam Guerra, pictured as himself (left) and in drag (right), has devoted 12 years, endured 18 surgeries, and spent more than $175,000 in his quest to emulate Madonna
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During the couple's heart-to-heart, Michael insists he 'really, really' cares for Adam, but that his Madonna addiction is going to 'mess everything up' for the couple.
'I just don't understand,' he pleads. 'Where does it end? You're going to fall into a coma and never wake up?'
Adam, taken aback, responds: 'That's a very harsh way to go with it.'
His mother Annette Guerra is not a fan of her son's Madonna obsession either. In fact, she admits she 'hates it' and keeps it a secret from all her friends.
That is, until Adam crashes Annette's 'ladies night' drinks party in full Madonna-drag, rendering her friends 'shocked'.
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'I feel in love with Madonna when I was 15,' Adam explains.
'She just spoke to my soul. I have an addiction to being Madonna. I feel respected when I am Madonna but I don't know who Adam is.'
Not impressed: Adam's boyfriend Michael can't take his obsession any longer
while his mother Annette admits she 'hates' her son's Madonna antics and keeps them a secret from her friends
Truth session: Michael (right) eventually delivers Adam (left) a frank ultimatum, stating, 'I want to date a boy. I don't want to date a 56-year-old woman'
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This isn't Adam's first brush with reality TV, but if he really does give up his addiction, it may well be his last.
In 2011, he appeared in one episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, a TV show created to find 'America's next drag superstar'.
Despite having spent more than $100,000 on Madonna costumes over the years, Adam was eliminated from the show for having 'a poorly-executed outfit.'
And last May, he recorded a single about the joys of 'being plastic' with fellow cosmetic surgery addict Toby Sheldon, 34, who has spent more than $100,000 to look like Justin Bieber and has also appeared on My Strange Addiction.
