Cher: The indomitable icon will remarry at 79.

BarcelonaThose who criticize marrying young as a mistake because it involves choosing a life partner before truly knowing yourself will surely be delighted that Cher has found her soulmate on the cusp of 80. With years of experience gained from self-discovery and having become so certain of who she is that she has dared to defy every possible social taboo, the most primal of all living pop divas seems to have found someone with whom to swear eternal love, however long eternity may last for her. After two failed marriages and 50 years of abstinence—marital, not romantic—we understand that she knew exactly what she was looking for in a man. That's why it's so joyful that she has found him—which doesn't always happen—and is determined to give it a luxurious touch through marriage. Especially since this decision will greatly upset that insufferable ageist and sexist social class that always tries to oppress anyone who attempts to live their life freely. This is a guarantee that Cher's upcoming wedding is very good news.

The first time the singer spoke about her boyfriend, music producer Alexander Edwards, was two years ago when responding to journalist Gayle King about the criticism their relationship was receiving. It was under scrutiny simply for being a new relationship for a mature woman, but especially because of the significant age difference between them. "I don't care," said the artist, who added, "They don't live my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, that we have a great time." He wasn't lying, because three years have passed since they started dating, enough time to see if their bond is solid or not. That romance, which began like any other couple's in November 2022 when they were seen holding hands in Los Angeles, soon continued with photos of them on social media, culminating in their first public appearance together in March 2023 at a Versace fashion show.

"Handsome and very talented"

"You're getting older, but your spirit is very young," Cher says her boyfriend tells her, whom the artist describes as "gorgeous" and "very talented." "He's one of the most talented people I've ever met," affirms the singer, mother of two children older than her current boyfriend. As is often the case in these situations, there are usually doubts about a possible media and/or financial motive on the part of the younger man in the relationship. However, in this particular case, it should be noted that Edwards is a financially stable person and a prominent figure in his field. The same is true in his personal life, since if he had wanted to become a prominent media figure in the US, he would have already done so, given that he is the ex-partner of the model and influencer Amber Rose, who has no less than 23 million followers on Instagram. In 2019, they had a son together.

Edwards, 39, is a music producer, a role he developed at Def Jam Records, where he held the position of Vice President of Artists and Repertoire, an area dedicated to discovering, developing, and managing new artists and turning them into successful phenomena. He later worked with Last Kings Records, rapper Tyga's label, and is currently associated with Sony Music Publishing. After meeting Cher during Paris Fashion Week, he also ended up working for her, co-producing the song Drop top sleigh ridefrom his Christmas album Christmas (2023).

It will be released at reality From Netflix?

According to some British media outlets, Cher is reportedly in negotiations with Netflix to make a docu-reality about his life. In exchange for around $13 million, the artist would be willing to review his current and past life on camera. They will have to be very concise, because only seven episodes are planned. Sharing her storyThat's the title of the format. Truly, cramming Cher's life into just seven 50-minute episodes will be a feat worthy of at least an Emmy. According to reports, the docuseries will premiere in 2026, very possibly coinciding with the release of the second part of her memoirs. Cher: The Memoir, Part Two.

Perhaps it is with the group that they add up to docu-reality And the two volumes of her memoirs will give us an idea of Cher's life, a life that has spanned more than 60 years as a pop icon, a diva in the truest sense of the word, and a show business legend who has turned everything she's touched to gold despite the many obstacles life has thrown her way. And when we say from the very beginning, we mean stricto sensuSince her parents were unable to raise her when she was born and left her in an orphanage. Once her mother, the singer Georgia Holt, was able to get her back, Cher spent her entire childhood and adolescence moving from place to place to survive while enduring her father's addictions, as he was also involved in scams and shady dealings.

Between success and tragedy

While her mother went through a string of marriages—Cher and her sister can't agree on whether it was six or eight—she quickly left home to marry Sonny Bono, with whom she had an emotionally dependent and abusive relationship. When they finally divorced, she was left with nothing despite having shared eleven years as a married couple and a hugely successful artistic partnership. Her union with musician Greg Allman, addicted to drugs like her father had been, lasted even less time. BelieveThey were together for four years, not counting breaks. Together they had Cher's second child, Elijah Blue Allman, who became the beloved brother of Chaz Bono, the son she had with Bono years earlier, known as Chastity Bono before her gender transition. Her son Elijah has also struggled with addiction, as his father did.

Despite all the personal obstacles she's faced, Cher has built a $400 million empire from scratch. Or rather, from her remarkable artistic and commercial intuition and her talent for singing, acting, hosting, and producing. Covered in professional achievements, it will be interesting to see how she approaches, from a position of undeniable success, a life full of wounds that perhaps will never heal, not even with the greatest professional triumphs. A life of apparent success, but one that, in retrospect, has been full of hardships, as Cher has never received unanimous acclaim. In every phase, she has always gone a step further than expected of a woman her age, and she has paid a high price for it: all the risks she has taken to be herself have always been applauded with... delayAnd surely, getting married at 80 is also possible.