The sensational singer Cher – whose birth name is Cherilyn Sarkisian – turned 76 on Friday.
And the tributes started pouring in for the Mama Mia! Here we are again the star.
Her best friend, jewelry designer Loree Rodkin, shared a flashback image with the 90s star, saying, “Happy birthday my best friend.” And one of Cher’s good friends, actress Melanie Griffith, hit the like button. Alana Stewart, Rod Stewart’s ex-wife, wrote, “Happy Birthday Dear!”
Another year has passed: Singing sensation Cher – whose birth name is Cherilyn Sarkisian – turned 76 on Friday
Her favorite fashion designer, Bob Mackie, who made her beaded dresses more spectacular on the red carpet, also took to social media.
“Happy birthday,” he wrote, sharing a red balloon. In one of the images, she wore a lilac sequin dress on stage.
Tale Of Tails actress Blanca Blanco shared a photo on Instagram where she posed with the crooner, saying, “Happy 76th birthday Cher!” Looking fabulous.’
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Design genius: Her favorite fashion designer, Bob Mackie, who made her more show-stopping beaded dresses on the red carpet, also took to social media. “Happy birthday,” he wrote, sharing
Cher has kept a pretty low profile since admitting on Twitter that she was going through a tough time.
On March 11, she wrote to her fans, “Sorry for being MIA.” I had personal problems.’
In a follow-up post, she added, “We all [crying emoji]but sometimes we [crying emoji] another kind of tears. Tears that hurt. We become overwhelmed, reach a limit…then are forced to push that limit.’
Bon and Cher: Here Mackie holds the singer from behind
She wore her dresses so well: Here she is seen in a bright pink dress that Mackie made
They have a rich history: Mackie and the actress attend the Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, 1985
Mamma Mia! The Here We Go Again actress complained: “I’ve been alive for the last year, and those years are the worst I’ve ever seen,…add the family to that, and her cake recipe to diaster [sic].’
But she put her fans at ease later that day when she wrote that she felt “better”.
“Sometimes I reach what I think is my limit and then realize I have extra miles of ‘limit’ inside me,” she wrote, adding that she felt rejuvenated.
Pals: Her best friend, jewelry designer Loree Rodkin, shared a flashback image with the 90s star, saying: ‘Happy birthday bestie’
Her fans: One of Cher’s good friends, actress Melanie Griffith, hit the like button. Alana Stewart, Rod Stewart’s ex-wife, wrote, “Happy Birthday Dear!”
But in a follow-up, she noted that many people were living in “deep depression”, and she blasted the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, former President Donald Trump, the continued inflation due to the pandemic and the Russian attack on Ukraine, and “price gouging” by oil companies and owners.
Earlier this month, Cher raised concerns about her mother’s health.
“Gotta take a rain check right now,” she wrote on April 11. “My 96-year-old mother is sick and I’m not walking at the moment.”
But later that day, she thanked her fans for their outpouring of support and wrote, “Moms Tough, Bet She’ll Be Fine.”
Friends: Tale Of Tails actress Blanca Blanco shared a photo on Instagram where she posed with the crooner, saying, ‘Happy 76th birthday Dear! Looking fabulous’
The hitmaker noted his once strained relationship with his mother in a later tweet, although she said they had always had a “strong bond”.
Cher even revealed that her moth was a huge fan of Mamma Mia 2.
‘”Baby, when are you gonna do 2 Mama Mia 3″!?’ she quoted her mother, who didn’t understand that it wasn’t just up to her.
Later on Easter, Cher revealed that she had been spending time with her mother over the holidays.
‘No mums service but she was so happy I stayed with her. She’s a 96-year-old girl and [heart] 2 talk about the good old days and the old movies with me,” she shared. ‘She tells me all the time ‘Baby, getting old is not for sissies’. I see her and respect her all the more. It’s a tuff [cookie emoji] [sic].’
In recent weeks, Cher has been focused on promoting her Eau De Couture body mists, which she sells through Walmart.
Her mom: Earlier this month, Cher shared her concerns about her mom’s health. “Gotta take a rain check right now,” she wrote on April 11. “My 96-year-old mother is sick and I’m not walking at the moment”
