People.com Archive Picks and Pans Review: Catching Up with ... Tina Turner By Chuck Arnold and Tiffany McGee Published on September 29, 2008 12:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email • Back from retirement, Turner, 68, is releasing a new hits disc, Tina!, and rehearsing for a tour starting Oct. 1 in Kansas City, Mo. ON WHAT SHE’S BEEN UP TOI spent seven years out of the spotlight [living in Switzerland] and I must say I loved every minute. Getting up at no specific time, spending time with friends, reading. No two days were the same. Some days I would just spend window-shopping and exploring. ON HER COMEBACKI’ve done several private shows, so I was never fully out of a job. But then last year I saw my friend Sophia Loren, who told me my rest was over and to get back to work. Then Beyoncé asked me to join her onstage at the Grammys. ON HOW SHE KEEPS IN SHAPEI have no secret—I have good genes. But I get a lot of sleep and eat healthy. I was never into drugs or smoking. I have an occasional glass of wine or champagne, but that’s about it. I swim and hike. For the tour, I’ve been dancing 10 hours a day. Things are getting smaller and tighter! ON TODAY’S POP STARSOf course Beyoncé is a true talent. I like Rihanna. She’s got great personal style. For the guys, I’m a Justin [Timberlake] fan.