In her candid memoir, Cher reveals a teenage revenge story that led to her first intimate encounter. Despite a lackluster start, she rose to fame alongside Sonny Bono, becoming a symbol of bold fashion and fearless romance.
- Cher gets seriously honest
- She shared THIS teenage revenge story
- The memoir reveals many juicy details
Teenage Revenge Leads to Unexpected First
Cher, the pop icon known for her bold persona, shares a revealing story from her teenage years in her newly released memoir. During the early 1960s, Cher was dating a senior high school boy who lived nearby. Although he was kind when they were alone, he often dismissed her in front of his friends.
This led to a pivotal moment when he abandoned her at Bob's Big Boy, prompting his friends to mockingly call her a "kid."
Feeling hurt and dismissed, Cher decided to have "revenge sex" with him.
"I was so hurt when he did that, I had revenge sex with him," Cher writes. "I had never wanted to, otherwise I would have done it one of the five hundred other times he asked. But I was so angry at being dismissed, I decided to, if not lose, loan out my virginity to him."
Despite this swipe at proving she was not just a kid, Cher was unimpressed by her partner's prowess. "When what turned out to be a massively overrated experience came to an end, I asked him, 'Is that it? Are we finished?'" she continues.
"Then I told him to go home and never come back. I wanted him to feel just as dismissed as he'd made me feel. Even though he kept trying to make it up to me, I never spoke to him again."
Not long after this incident, Cher met Sonny Bono when she was just sixteen. Their relationship evolved from friendship to romance, and they eventually married.
Together, they became a famous duo, with Cher's personal life often under media scrutiny. Her journey from a teenage girl seeking revenge to a renowned pop star is marked by resilience and transformation. Despite her initial underwhelming experience, Cher's romantic life became a topic of intrigue, with her high-profile relationships often making headlines.
Cher's fashion choices and romantic endeavors have always been as bold as her music. From her midriff-baring outfits on TV to her daring "naked dress" at the Met Gala, Cher has consistently pushed boundaries.
Throughout the '60s and '70s, she faced criticism for her provocative style, with censors attempting to control her image.
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Her relationships, spanning from Gene Simmons to Val Kilmer, have also been scrutinized, particularly her preference for younger men. Cher, however, remains unfazed, famously stating, "The reason I got with young men is because men my age or older — well, now they’re all dead."
