A pop star who needs no introduction: the name of Cher is written in large letters in music history and her image of a strong and determined woman continues to inspire millions of young people around the world. On the occasion of the release of her first Christmas album “Cher Christmas”, the star spoke about herself ‘Very true360 degrees: from music to the fight for civil rights to friendship with the late Tina Turner. Without forgetting the love chapter, of course: the 77-year-old interpreter of “Believe” is happy engaged to 37-year-old Alexander Edwardswith whom she said she was “very much in love.”
Cher and her love for Alexander Edwards
Over the course of his career Cher She has never been afraid to question social conventions and advocates an authentic lifestyle without constraints. And so, at the age of 77, she was not afraid to open the doors to love once again, even if the man in question was 40 years younger than her. In an interview with Silvia Toffanin, the singer told how the spark ignited for her: Alexander Edwards, with whom she has been a couple for a year: “Alexander and I cWe met at Fashion Week last year, but it wasn’t love at first sight. A friend of mine told me to go up to him and ask him a question. So I went to him to tell him that I had never seen such beautiful teeth and asked him if he had had surgery. We didn’t talk for long, some time later I met him for a few seconds at Ann Demeulemeester’s show and that was it,” said the artist.
Luckily, a third person acted as Cupid: “My friend gave him my number. I still can’t believe she did it, but she was good. I was supposed to go to Switzerland to see Tina Turner and stayed for a while. That’s when he started writing to me. “I always told my friends, ‘Don’t date much younger or older men or fall in love over text messages.’ And instead I did that,” Cher joked. But even though they are a happy couple today, She also had doubts at first: “The first thing I said to him was, ‘I don’t think it’s right for you to have a friend like me.’ I’m not interesting to your young friends.’ But he told me he didn’t care. Indeed, for us For the first Christmas he gave me a ring“.
Friendship with Tina Turner and feminism
Not just love, but also important friendships in Cher’s life, like the one with the late Tina Tuner: “She and I talked a lot and I did nothing but encourage her. I always told her to live and remain the woman she was. Because we all thought she was amazing. Speaking of which Women’s rights: “In America and also here in Italy we are living through a terrible time. But women have to stick together. Albeit in a community Only the collaboration of three women can make a difference. If we remain united, there is no need to be harsh to make our point of view understood and accepted.” A lesson that, as Cher herself pointed out, the new generations seem to have learned very well.