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Former “Dancing With the Stars” guest judge, pop culture icon Cher was spotted walking in Beverly Hills with her beau, music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, and she seemed to confirm rumors that the two are indeed engaged.
The “Believe” singer first sparked engagement buzz when she shared a photo of a pear-shaped diamond ring on Christmas Day 2022. “THERE R NO WORDS,” she captioned the post on Twitter. Just one month before, Cher tweeted a photo of Edwards with the caption “Alexander” followed by a red heart emoji, seemingly confirming the couple’s unlikely relationship.
Despite sharing the photo of a ring, Cher had yet to confirm that she and Edwards were engaged. But on January 19, 2023, a TMZ reporter caught up with Cher, 76, and her 36-year-old boyfriend and asked how the engagement was going.
“It’s going okay, it’s going okay,” Cher responded.
Here’s what you need to know:
Cher Laughed Off Questions About a Wedding
Cher, who displayed the rumored engagement ring on her middle finger, fielded questions from paparazzi as she and Edwards made their way through the crowd on their way to dinner. But despite seemingly confirming the couple’s engagement status, the Oscar-winning actress didn’t offer any details about possible upcoming nuptials.
When a reporter asked her, “When’s the wedding?” Cher laughed and waved the question off before posing for a photo with a fan and then disappearing with Edwards into Avra, a Mediterranean eatery.
Cher Has Defended Her Romance With Alexander Edwards
Since announcing her relationship with Edwards in November 2022, Cher has been on the receiving end of negative comments from fans who questioned the couple’s age difference, Edwards’ intentions, and his rumored history of infidelity with ex-girlfriend, model Amber Rose.
On one occasion, Cher took to Twitter to respond to fans’ concerns.
“He’s 36 & In End He Came after me,Till we met in the middle.He’s Consistent one ,I’m The Skittish one. We love each other…. LADIES NEVER GIVE UP. Neither One Wanted2 Make LONG. TRIP 2 Paris & Then PARIS WAS MAGIC,NEBI WANTED 2 C A.E Grill, Must say he was different 4 Me,” she tweeted on November 23, 2022.
A few weeks later, Cher stopped by “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for an interview. During her sit-down with the “American Idol” winner-turned-talk-show-host, Cher defended her decision to date a younger man.
“If I hadn’t met younger men in my life, I would have never had a date because older men just didn’t like me all that much,” she told Clarkson. “I have had a couple of boyfriends that were hovering around my age, but they just didn’t like me for some reason. Maybe younger men don’t care if you’re funny or outrageous or want to do stupid things and you have a strong personality. I’m not giving up my personality for anybody.”
In the 1980s, the “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer famously dated younger men, leading Vanity Fair to dub her “the original cougar.” Her previous May-December romance partners included actor Tom Cruise, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, and Rob “Bagel Boy” Camilletti, who she once described as “possibly the one true love of my life,” according to People magazine.
Cher was married to singer-songwriter Sonny Bono from 1964 through 1975, and to musician Greg Allman from 1975 through 1979.
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