May 20, 2026 — Cher turns 80 years old today. For most people, that number evokes thoughts of retirement, quiet evenings and memoirs. For Cher, it sounds more like this: world tours, champagne, headline-making romance and the possibility of another wedding. The woman who reinvented pop culture countless times — and conquered the charts again with “Believe” in 1998 — has never shown any interest in acting her age.
“I hate it,” she once said about getting older. “I'm not wiser.” No quote could describe her better.
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Cher at 80: The Woman Who Simply Refuses to Age
Anyone scrolling through Cher’s social media today sees the same thing the world has seen for decades: endless energy, dramatic black hair, fearless glamour and a woman who seems entirely untouched by the idea of limitations. Her career now spans more than six decades, making her the only female artist in pop history to score No. 1 hits across six different decades.
From “I Got You Babe” to “If I Could Turn Back Time” to “Believe,” Cher hasn’t just made music — she has created pop culture landmarks.
Her private life has been just as legendary. She married her musical partner Sonny Bono in 1969 before divorcing in 1975. Bono later died tragically in a skiing accident in 1998. Her second marriage to rocker Gregg Allman collapsed amid struggles with addiction. Over the years, Cher was linked to stars including Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer — but ultimately, she built a life in which she never needed a man to define her success.
Cher and AE Edwards: 40 Years Apart — and She Couldn’t Care Less
Since 2022, Cher has been in a relationship with music producer Alexander Edwards, known as AE. The couple’s nearly 40-year age gap immediately sparked headlines — but Cher has never seemed bothered by public opinion.
Edwards, who previously dated model Amber Rose, has a young son named Slash, whom Cher reportedly adores. Speaking on “CBS Mornings,” she once joked: “I used to say, ‘God, give me a toddler and a husband.’” Now, she laughs, she somehow ended up with both.
When critics questioned the relationship, Cher brushed it off with typical confidence: “They're not living my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, but we just have a blast.” On social media, she has been even more direct: “I don’t care what anyone thinks.”
Wedding Rumors Surround Cher’s Milestone Birthday
In late 2025, British tabloids including The Sun, Daily Mail and Mirror began reporting that Cher and AE Edwards were considering marriage around her 80th birthday celebrations.
One insider claimed: “She has set her heart on walking down the aisle with him around the time of her landmark birthday in May.”
Nothing has been officially confirmed, but fans know one thing about Cher: if she ever does get married again, she will likely do it entirely on her own terms — suddenly, dramatically and without warning. It would mark her third marriage after Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.
The Diva Who Never Slows Down
Today, Cher reportedly lives with Edwards in her sprawling Italian Renaissance-style Malibu estate — a home as extravagant and iconic as the woman herself. She frequently praises her boyfriend publicly, calling him “beautiful” and “really talented.” He, in turn, reportedly reminds her: “You get older, but your spirit is younger.”
That philosophy may ultimately be Cher’s greatest legacy.
Not the more than 200 million records sold. Not the Oscar for Moonstruck. Not the Grammys, Emmys or Golden Globes.
But rather the message she has sent women for generations: don’t disappear with age. Get louder. Stay fearless. Keep reinventing yourself.
At 80, Cher has already achieved almost everything imaginable — and somehow, she still behaves as if the best chapter might be the next one.
