Singer Tina Turner still has no regrets about retiring from the stage in 2009 - because it was a huge relief not to perform anymore.

The 73-year-old Proud Mary singer reveals she had no reservations about walking away from the spotlight, explaining it was a long time coming.

In a new Tv interview with pal Oprah Winfrey, she says, "I've been working towards that for so long. I worked hard all my life, nobody gave me a thing. When I started to take care of my family, I would say, 'Aww I wish someone would do that for me,' and I knew it wouldn't happen, so I worked and when that happened (I retired) it means I balanced my money. I knew that financially I could do it and when I left there, I put it to rest, I put it to sleep.

"I tried to forget all those stressful moments. Even in the dressing room, when I was... not feeling like going on stage, whenever it is time for me to be Tina, something turned and that's the professional side. No matter how I felt, how sick I was... I did it because I want to know everybody left that stage having a wonderful time."

She adds, "I wanted to retire and not worry. I received... a revelation of 'This is it, I'm going home now'. No one ever knew onstage how tired of singing and dancing I was."