Cher Says She’d ‘Give Anything To Be 60 Again’ As She Hints At Retiring

As Cher nears 80, she reflects on her career and has seemingly confirmed that her upcoming album may be her last.

In a new interview, the pop icon humorously embraced the idea of aging while advising women to live their lives to the fullest while they are still young.

Cher is presently in a relationship with rapper Alexander’ AE’ Edwards, which has reportedly left her family concerned for her.

At London’s Lyceum Theatre during a promotion for her memoir, Cher reflected on her incredible career and hinted that her upcoming album might be her final one.

While speaking about the music project, which will be her first collection of original music since 2013, Cher shared, “This is probably my last album that I’m gonna do. I’m really excited. They are great songs and I’m just really excited that I’m doing it. I’m really excited to be doing anything now.”

According to The Sun, the music icon humorously acknowledged her age, saying, “I’m older than dirt now, OK? I’m the oldest person I meet in almost every room unless I’m in an old folks’ home.”

However, Cher still radiated youthfulness in a dazzling black ensemble and blonde wig.

Cher also offered advice to younger women, saying, “I keep having to tell these [younger] girls like, ‘Get over yourself, get out there. You’ve got your whole life ahead of you.”

She added: “I don’t care if you’re 50. I’d give anything to be 60 again. I was a f-cking hottie!”

Despite the physical changes that come with age, Cher confessed, “It’s weird too because I know I’m older, but I don’t know how to feel it. I don’t know how to feel any different than the way I’ve always felt.”

She also revealed her fondness for spending time with younger people, saying, “I like hanging with younger people, not just men. I like young people because a lot of my friends don’t want to have that much fun. They can just go off and be old fogies.”

Cher’s recent comments about her age come amidst growing concerns from her family about her relationship with Alexander “AE” Edwards. Those close to the pop icon are reportedly uncertain about how to intervene, as their repeated warnings seem to have been ignored.

A source close to Cher’s son, Chaz Bono, said that the singer remains unaware of Edwards’ true motives despite him displaying “one red flag or the other.”

Concerns about Cher’s two-year relationship with Edwards intensified after she revealed she was working with him on a new album.

Sources close to the singer told the Daily Mail, “Cher’s family has given up on trying to convince her that Alexander does not have her best interests in mind.”

The insider continued, “She claimed that he was not after her money, but now he is literally getting paid an enormous amount of money for this new album, and she is giving him creative control of it.”

Her family reportedly grew more worried when Cher hinted at possibly updating her will to include Edwards, with sources noting that “she has not yet done this but is strongly considering it because she claims he is the love of her life.”

“And, if her album is the last album she does, it will undoubtedly be a massive success,” the insider said. “When she passes, this gives AE all of the profits for it, and he is set for life. Huge red flag.”

Despite the 4-decade age gap between the lovebirds, their relationship has seemingly blossomed well.

Cher confirmed their romance on Twitter on November 6, 2022, when she posted a photo of Edwards and a red heart emoji.

During an interview on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the singer mentioned that the difference in age doesn’t mean anything to her.

“Well, on paper, it’s kind of ridiculous,” she admitted, per the Daily Mail, adding, “but in real life, we get along great. He’s fabulous, and I don’t give men qualities that they don’t deserve.”

Back in 2022, she was asked by a fan on X if Edwards was her “new man?” and she replied, saying, “Love doesn’t know math.”

“I’m not defending us. Haters are gonna hate… Doesn’t matter that we’re happy and not bothering anyone,” she tweeted at the time, adding that she “don’t give a [airplane emoji to signify the word flying] f-ck what anyone thinks.”

In her new memoir, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” the singer discussed being “shocked” to discover that her birth certificate listed her first name as Cheryl, not the name she thought she had.

“I believed Cherilyn was my name until the day years later when I decided to legally change my name to simply Cher,” she wrote.

The “Moonstruck” star recounted how her mother, Georgia Holt, who was just 19 when she gave birth to Cher in 1946, was too tired after labor to notice the mix-up.

When a nurse asked for the baby’s name, Cher’s mother, unsure, created the name “Cherilyn,” a combination of her favorite actress, Lana Turner’s daughter’s name, who was called Cheryl, and her own mother’s name, Lynda.

However, Cheryl was the name that was registered on the birth certificate.

After learning of the error, Cher confronted her mother, asking, “Do you even know my real name, Mom?” To which Holt responded, “I was only a teenager, and I was in a lot of pain. Give me a break.”

The singer legally changed her name to “Cher” in 1979, dropping not only the “Cheryl” but also the numerous surnames from her father, stepfather, and ex-husbands, Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.