Alright, listen up, folks. We’re talking about Cher here—yes, *the* Cher. If you don’t know who she is, well, let me tell you, you’ve got some catching up to do. This iconic queen of music shot to fame at just 19 years old. Fast forward over 50 years later, and she’s opening up in a candid interview with Elle about her whirlwind rise to stardom as part of the legendary duo, Sonny & Cher, with her then-husband, Sonny Bono.
Now, picture this: Cher and Sonny meet, and boom—they click instantly. It wasn’t long before they were selling millions of records together, thanks to their 1965 mega-hit “I Got You, Babe.” Cher vividly remembers the moment they connected. “I swear, it was like the Maria and Tony scene,” she reminisced, referring to the iconic romance in West Side Story. “Everyone just disappeared. He was the most unusual person I’d ever seen. He had longish hair, a beautiful suit, long fingers, Beatle boots with Cuban heels—it was all so unique.”
The Duo’s Rapid Rise to Fame
Here’s the kicker, though: while Cher and Sonny were flying high in the music scene, not everyone was on board with their chemistry. “They didn’t resonate at first. Kids loved us, but adults? Oh, they hated us,” Cher, now 72, revealed. “I mean, seriously hated us. Like, fistfight-level hate.”
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But guess what? That didn’t stop them from becoming massive stars overnight. “It sounds crazy, but everything happened so fast,” Cher admitted. “I barely knew where I was. One day, we were struggling, broke. Two, three days later, we were famous. Fame just hit us like a tidal wave.”
Cher’s Journey Through Fame and Challenges
Despite the rapid ascent, Cher has faced her share of tough times, which she openly discusses in the Broadway musical The Cher Show. “I’ve been through some massive failures in life. There were times when people said, ‘You’re done. Over.’ One guy in particular kept telling me that for years. I finally told him, ‘Listen, I’ll still be here when you’re no longer doing what you do,’” Cher said with a laugh. “I had no idea if I was right or wrong, but I was just so tired of hearing it.”
And let’s be clear—Cher wasn’t just a flash in the pan. She proved time and again that she’s here to stay. “Cher was never over, and she’s definitely not over now!” she declared.
