At 77, Cher Tearily Shows How Proud She Is Of Her Younger Boyfriend

Feb 02, 2024 by apost team

Cher has been an icon for most of her life thanks to her amazing acting and singer talents. As a member of the musical duo Sonny & Cher, Cher skyrocketed to pop stardom in the late 1960s and went on to achieve great success in the years following. She has struggled with heartache and hard times throughout her life but has always been a beacon of positivity and happiness for many people all over the world.

With plenty of drive and ambition, Cher worked hard at perfecting her skills as an entertainer. Her bold personality helped her meet influential people along the way, but it was ultimately her own talent that made her the star she still is today. 

Cher’s powerful and unique voice helped her stand out against other singers. The performer has since become the Goddess of Pop for being a pinnacle figure in the male-dominated entertainment industry. With a career spanning nearly six decades, it’s no surprise that this talented woman has received a plethora of awards and praise for her incredible work.

While the star’s personal life was a big part of her rise to stardom after she and Sonny became well-known for their show and, by extension, their marriage, Cher’s love life became much more under the radar following their split in 1975. 

Following a second marriage and a slew of famous boyfriends, love found Cher once more when she went public with a beau more than half her age in November 2022. Music producer Alexander Edwards and Cher met at Paris Fashion Week in October 2022, but it seems their age difference — despite being criticized by the public — is not something the songstress thinks about. Read on to learn more about Cher’s younger partner and what fans have to say about it.

Cher was born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946, in El Centro, California. She didn’t always live a lavish lifestyle, as Cher and her family struggled financially while the star was young. Before she was even a teenager, Cher had already shown a great interest in the arts and even produced her very own performance of the musical “Oklahoma!” in her early school years.

In 2017, Cher was honored with the Billboard Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards and gave a memorable performance of “Believe” and “If I Could Turn Back Time,” her first awards show performance in over 15 years. Showing her love for ABBA, Cher appeared in “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again” in 2018 and released a cover album with the appropriate title “Dancing Queen” in September 2018.

Spending so much time in the spotlight has led to much of her private life being made public, including her marriage to Sonny Bono and the life of their son Chaz Bono. A lesser-known part of Cher’s life is her second marriage and the birth of her second son, Elijah Blue Allman. His father was Gregg Allman, a musician, singer and songwriter. 

It’s clear that musical talents run in the family. While Elijah has also ventured into the entertainment industry, his life hasn’t been as publicized as the rest of his family, but he has still shown just how talented and handsome he is today.

As Cher has continued to stay a prominent figure in the spotlight, her personal life has continued to be talked about. She has become incredibly popular online in recent months due to her relationship with someone much younger than her.

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Cher, 77, first confirmed her relationship with Edwards, 37, via her own social media account. Posting to Twitter in November 2022, the star shared a photo of Alexander, captioned simply with a love heart emoji.

Naturally, this got people talking as they became aware of Edwards’ age and the massive age difference between him and Cher — a whopping 40 years! However, the songstress vehemently defended their union with a series of replies on the social media platform.

In the series of tweets, she confirmed that the couple met at Paris Fashion Week, as well as the fact he had been treating her very well. One fan wrote, “He better be treating you like the queen you are!” to which Cher replied, “LIKE A 👑”

Another follower asked if Cher’s longtime best friend Paulette Howell had met Edwards yet, to which Cher replied, “No … Everyone in my family has,” seemingly confirming the relationship is getting serious already.

Despite many of her fans’ approval that if Cher is happy, they’re happy, others weren’t so kind and expressed their uncertainty about a relationship with such a big age gap. But Cher didn’t seem bothered as she spoke directly to the naysayers:

“I’m Not Defending us. Haters are Gonna Hate … Doesn’ Matter That we’re Happy & Not Bothering Anyone.”

She went even further and addressed the fact that many people were skeptical of Edwards and what he might gain from their relationship. She explained:

“As we All Know … I WASNT BORN YESTERDAY, & What I Know For Sure …There Are No Guarantees. Anytime you make a Choice You Take a Chance. I’ve Always Taken Chances … It’s WHO I Am”

Cher summed up how she feels about their age difference when she wrote:

“Love doesn’t know math.”

Speaking with Kelly Clarkson on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Cher praised her beau. She admitted that “on paper,” their relationship may come across as “kind of ridiculous,” but added:

“In real life, we get along great. He’s fabulous, and I don’t give men qualities that they don’t deserve, you know? But he’s very … he’s very kind, he’s very smart, he’s very talented and he’s really funny. So, and I think he’s quite handsome.”

She appreciated that younger men seemed to enjoy how funny she was and how she had shown a knack for wanting to do “outrageous” or “stupid things.”

In an interview with The New York Post, Cher revealed that at first she didn’t thought that they would be together. 

“Well, you know, it was really really weird, because I wasn’t looking for it really,” she revealed. “And we met because my friend kept nudging me to go ask him about his teeth.” Adding, “So I’m looking at this beautiful guy with white hair, tatted up and with these teeth. And so I said, ‘Dude, I like your grill.’ And, he went, ‘No, they’re my teeth.’ And so we just talked for a second.”

On Jan. 6, 2024, Cher posted a photo on Twitter/X of her sitting on Edwards in a chair. “Love is Love,” she wrote on the caption. 

Fans commented on the photo, with some even asking why Cher was shedding tears on the photo: “Why are you crying? You should be thrilled that you're in love. Or are these tears of joy.”

While some cast doubt on it, some couldn’t be happier: “everyone deserves it.  Enjoy! 🩷”

“Love has no shape, size or color go be happy,” another fan commented.

Speaking with Kelly Clarkson on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Cher praised her beau. She admitted that “on paper,” their relationship may come across as “kind of ridiculous,” but added:

“In real life, we get along great. He’s fabulous, and I don’t give men qualities that they don’t deserve, you know? But he’s very … he’s very kind, he’s very smart, he’s very talented and he’s really funny. So, and I think he’s quite handsome.”

She appreciated that younger men seemed to enjoy how funny she was and how she had shown a knack for wanting to do “outrageous” or “stupid things.”

In an interview with The New York Post, Cher revealed that she initially didn’t think they would be together. 

“Well, you know, it was really really weird, because I wasn’t looking for it really,” she revealed. “And we met because my friend kept nudging me to go ask him about his teeth.” Adding, “So I’m looking at this beautiful guy with white hair, tatted up and with these teeth. And so I said, ‘Dude, I like your grill.’ And, he went, ‘No, they’re my teeth.’ And so we just talked for a second.”

On Jan. 6, 2024, Cher posted a photo on Twitter/X of her sitting on Edwards in a chair. “Love is Love,” she wrote in the caption. 

Fans commented on the photo, with some even asking why Cher was shedding tears in the photo: “Why are you crying? You should be thrilled that you’re in love. Or are these tears of joy.”

While some cast doubt on it, some couldn’t be happier: “everyone deserves it. Enjoy! 🩷”

“Love has no shape, size or color go be happy,” another fan commented.

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