Cher on her first marriage
No love at first sight with Sonny
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Sonny Bono was music icon Cher’s first great love – but at their first meetings he was not very enthusiastic about her.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Cher (78) and Sonny Bono (1935-1998) were considered an absolute dream couple. Together they not only performed as the musical duo Sonny and Cher (“I Got You Babe”), but also had several of their own together Television shows such as “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” (1971) and “The Sonny and Cher Show.” The two were married between 1964 and 1975 and had a son together, Chaz Bono, now 55.
Singer describes first encounter with Sonny
the singer commented in detail on the turbulent beginnings of her love story with the musician, who was around ten years her senior, in the recording of the TV show “CBS Sunday Morning”, which will be broadcast tomorrow. In the conversation with presenter Anthony Mason (68), she described, among other things, the first encounter with Sonny in a café, where he impressed her with a flashy outfit consisting of a mohair suit, a mustard-colored shirt with a large collar and high-heeled Beatle boots.
“He didn’t like me”
She perceived this first encounter as if it were a film; all the other people in the room disappeared from her awareness for a moment. Nevertheless, for her it was “not love at first sight” – but something she had “never felt” before. Sonny, on the other hand, felt less struck by lightning than she did. “He didn’t like me,” the singer recalled with a laugh.
A short time later, the then 16-year-old accepted 27-year-old Bono’s offer to move into his house and work for him as a housekeeper. At the time, she didn’t think about an impending relationship; after all, Sonny was very interested in one of her friends at the time and told her himself that he didn’t find her “particularly attractive.” A little later, as is well known, the two entered into a romantic relationship and went to the altar.
Wild love life after divorce
Her marriage to Sonny Bono was to remain the longest relationship in Cher’s life. Shortly after the divorce in 1975, she married country rocker Gregg Allman (1947-2017), but filed for divorce just nine days later. After a reconciliation, their son Elijah Blue Allman (48) was born in 1976, and the marriage finally broke up in 1979. This was followed by a long series of various affairs with stars such as Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora (65) or Hollywood stars Tom Cruise (62) and Val Kilmer (64). The 78-year-old is currently in a relationship with 38-year-old rapper Alexander Edwards.
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