Cher she totally understands that it's a fun parlor game to make jokes about her dating much younger men. But the joke's on you, because the 77-year-old ageless pop wonder has the best reason to fall for men half her age.
“I'm really shy when I'm not working and kind of shy around guys,” she told Jennifer Hudson on Wednesday (May 1) on the singer's daytime talk show. But here's the real kicker: “And the reason I go out with young men is because men my age or older – well, now they're all dead – but before ever, they were always afraid to approach me and the younger men were the only where…”
“She's bold,” Hudson aided, with mother-of-two Cher laughing, “Yes! Raised by women like me!' The issue arose because the “Believe” singer was recently linked to 38-year-old music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards. Cher went Insta-official with Edwards in November 2022 with a photo of them holding hands. When asked if he was her “new man,” she posted a smiley emoji, shutting down haters' comments about their 40-year age gap by saying “love doesn't know math,” and then doubled down on that sentiment in January after posting a another. cozy shot captioned 'Love is love'.
She also confirmed that she had once turned down a date with Elvis Presley, also for good reason. “It was because I was nervous and I knew about the people around him and it wasn't that they were bad people, I was just kind of nervous about his reputation,” she explained.
Cher also opened up about how she's still so together at her age, crediting her mom for good genes, saying “I stole my mom's voice and used it to be Cher.” She also revealed that Tupac Shakur is now one of her favorite artists. “I was so amazed by the depth of the words,” he said of the late rapper whom Edwards met.
The interview also touched on which of her songs are her favorites — yes, “Believe” is on the list — and what she would have been if she hadn't become who she is. “I can't think of any other profession I'd be good at,” she said as Hudson suggested stylist or model. Cher noted that she modeled for Fashion and Harper's Bazaar early in her career, which her late husband Sonny Bono disliked because he was “really, really jealous”.
Watch Cher on Jennifer Hudson Show below.
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