-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Cher is a multi-hyphenate star and her brightness hasn't faded in her lengthy six-decade career. The singer, actress and overall entertainer has led a life filled of rubbing shoulders with Hollywood figures from a young age. But before her fame, Cher, who was raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania did not have the glamorous life she has worked hard to maintain.
The recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tells her life story in her own words. Released on Tuesday, Nov. 19, "Cher: The Memoir, Part 1" peels the layers back on one of entertainment's most fascinating talents.
It also highlights the artist’s dynamic life and complicated relationship with her late ex-husband Sonny Bono . Eventually, it shaped Cher into the powerhouse woman she is. Related Cher relays the blunt and expletive-laden advice Lucille Ball bestowed upon her Here are some of the most shocking and interesting revelations from "Cher: The Memoir Part One": 01 Cher may not have existed at all Born to actress and singer Georgia Holt – who played small parts in shows like "I Love Lucy" – and Johnnie Sarkisian – who is described as a grifter and a heroin addict – Cher did not have an easy childhood.
And she almost didn't have one either After Holt became pregnant with Cher, only three months after her marriage to Sarkisian, her mother took her to get an abortion. The procedure would have been highly illegal and dangerous if Holt had followed through with it, .