Cher always knew she wanted to be a star.
In 2018, she admitted toThe New York Times, “I set out to be famous!”
And she accomplished just that.
And although she is now in her 70s, she shows no signs of slowing down.
Cher had a difficult childhood
Cher was born in El Centro, California, in 1946.
They divorced when Cher was a baby, and her family life was unstable.
He had a criminal past."
Her mom tried her best to be supportive but struggled.
Cher also struggled with dyslexia as a child.
But Cher had plans for herself: She wanted to be a star.
In search of fame, she headed straight for Los Angeles.
“It was more like hero worship.”
Despite the large age gap, they eventually fell for each other and married in 1964.
In 1965, the singing duo Sonny and Cher released the hit song “I Got You Babe.”
They also continued putting out songs together, several of which topped the charts.
The record made it to the No.
16 spot on the Billboard 200, perAmerican Songwriter.
Cher would go on to release chart-toppers throughout the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s as a solo act.
Chaz would also often make appearances on “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” perBiography.
“The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” ended its run soon after.
“We worked side by side for 11 years and I ended up with nothing.
Free from Sonny Bono’s control, Cher truly came into her own.
Allman struggled with substance abuse, however, and the marriage went south soon after it started.
The birth of her second child caused Cher to reevaluate the relationship.
It’s hard finding a drug addict who is also going to be a father.”
Cher and Allman divorced for real in 1979, and Cher did not remarry after.
“I was always thrilled with everything he gave me.”
Her choices were often risque Vogue noted that Cher was the first person to bare her navel on television.
Cher’s bedazzled, over-the-top looks never seem to overpower her, though.
“She’s a chameleon, but you never lose her,” Mackie toldVanity Fair.
“You put a blond wig on her and you still see Cher.”
Here We Go Again."
Cher won her first Grammy in 2000 for her dance-pop hit “Believe.”
However, she’d been nominated before, both for her solo work and her duets with Sonny Bono.
If that’s not a reason to believe in life after love, we don’t know what is.
“It took me a minute.
Chaz was so happy!”
“My relationship with my kids is great right now,” she toldBillboardin 2017.
At the time, Allman was even living with his mom in her Malibu mansion.
According toVanity Fair, he remembers telling Cher, “She adores you.
She only wants to make it with you.
This is a chick that would drink your bathwater.”
When meeting for the first time, he says Aguilera introduced herself to Cher by saying, “Hi.
I’m the one that would drink your bathwater.”
Tucci also admitted to being starstruck by his iconic castmate.
In 2018, she performed in another movie musical, “Mamma Mia!
Here We Go Again.”
She toldThe New York Times, “It took years and years to develop this show.
In December 2020, she toldThe Guardianshe hopes to return in the future.
There are 20-year-old girls who can’t do what I do.”
After several years of criticizing former President Donald Trump, shecampaignedfor President Joe Biden in 2020.
She’s also since taken two other issues under her wing: freeing animals in captivity and providingCOVID-19support.
She and a friend co-founded the charityFree the Wildto help Kavan and other animals like him.
She also provided immense COVID-19 relief through the CherCares Pandemic Resource and Response Fund.
The only question is which cause the multi-hyphenate will dedicate herself to next.
Cher says Twitter allows her to keep up with what’s happening in the world.
“Kids on my Twitter tell me about everything.
She actually found out about Kavan, the elephant she helped free through Twitter, perThe Guardian.
Though she’s undoubtedly hilarious online, she’s not afraid toget political.
Luckily, she never hid it long enough to deprive her followers of her impassioned takes.
