“Do you believe in life after love?” asked Cher (77) in 1998 with her then groundbreaking auto-tune vocals, singing her way to the top of the charts in both the US and the UK (once again), as well as into the hearts of a new generation of music lovers.
Cher reveals intimate detail about celebrity ex
And today, a quarter of a century later, one might say that Cher lives so that her love life can survive as long as possible: Dating younger men, as they are of a different type to the men of her own generation – where, by the way, “everyone is dead », according to the star.
– The reason I started hanging out with younger men is because men my age are older – well, now they’re all dead – but before they were always terrified to approach me. And younger men — they were raised by women like me, Cher said when she recently appeared on Jennifer Hudson’s talk show, after which Hudson interjected that younger men are “fearless” — a description Cher approved of.
HAPPY: Cher has previously stated to Extra that she gets on very well with Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years her junior, but that the age difference means that he occasionally does not know the people she is talking about. PHOTO: Jordan Strauss/ Invision/ AP/ NTB
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– Cling like teenagers
The 77-year-old is currently dating Alexander “AE” Edwards (38), who is therefore 40 years younger than her. According to Page Six, they met during fashion week in Paris in autumn 2022, but broke up for a short period in spring 2023.
The pop icon has previously put little asides when she has mentioned her boyfriend:
“He’s kind, smart and hilariously funny…Also, we kiss like teenagers,” Cher shared on Twitter/X in November 2022, according to Page Six.
In another tweet, she further bragged about Edwards.
“I love him because he was not afraid. He is kind, hysterically funny, talented and beautiful. We talk and laugh. We are a perfect match. Do I wish I was younger? Yes, but I’m not. Buuhuu,” she shared further.
35-year age difference: – Not a problem
Tom Cruise was the “top lover”
It must be said that Cher has apparently preferred to find her tone with younger men for many decades already.
In 1985, she dated Tom Cruise (61), who is over 15 years younger than her. The two are said to have met for the first time at the wedding of Madonna and Sean Penn, according to Cosmopolitan.
– It was quite hot and violent for a while. He is an amazing guy. “The person I knew was a super, lovable guy,” Cher said when she appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” in 2013, according to UsWeekly, adding that Cruise was among her “top five” best lovers.
HOT ROMANCE: Cher and Tom Cruise were both big stars when they dated in the mid-1980s. PHOTO: Globe Photos/ Zuma Press/ NTB
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In the early 1980s, Cher also dated the man who came to play Tom Cruise’s arch-rival in the blockbuster “Top Gun” (1986), namely Val Kilmer (64).
– He was so young. Was he 22? What was I? I do not know. Something thirty. It was a bigger deal back then. The truth was, if I hadn’t dated younger men, I would never have had a single date. Younger men did not feel threatened by older women. While older men in my age bracket would have none of it, Cher has stated to People.
40 YEARS AGO: Cher and Val Kilmer pictured together at the BAFTA awards in 1984. Photo: Alan Davidson/ REX/ NTB
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The “I Got You Babe” star has also been married to Sonny & Cher partner Sonny Bono (1935-1998), and to musician Gregg Allman (1947-2017).
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Otherwise, one of her more serious relationships is said to have been with 18-year-younger Rob Camiletti, who was 22 when she met him at 40, according to Page Six.
Camiletti was referred to as “Bagel Boy” since he worked in a bagel store when they met, but he later became a pilot and worked for big stars, according to The Guardian. Cher also stated that Allman and Camiletti were the great loves of her life in an interview with the British newspaper in 2020.
