Cher marked her 80th birthday on May 20, pairing the milestone with blunt comments that she still dislikes aging and does not feel notably wiser.
In recent interviews, the singer said age has not changed her style or outlook—she expects to keep wearing jeans, long hair and doing the same things she always has.
That continuity extends to her personal life: Cher said her relationship with 40-year-old music executive Alexander "A.E." Edwards works despite their age gap because "we just get each other."
The birthday spotlight also lands on a career that includes Emmy, Oscar and Grammy wins, leaving Cher one Tony short of an EGOT as she enters a new decade.
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