Editing Cher (section)

=== 2015–2022: ABBA-inspired projects and fashion ventures ===
[[File:Classic Cher 4 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Cher wearing an elaborate bejeweled costume with a veil, singing into a microphone while seated atop a large, ornately decorated mechanical elephant during a stage performance.|Cher performing during her [[Classic Cher]] residency in 2017]]

[[Classic Cher]], a three-year concert residency at the [[Dolby Live|Park Theater]] in Las Vegas and [[MGM National Harbor|The Theater at MGM National Harbor]] in Washington, D.C., began in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first=Macon |last=Prickett |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Legendary-Superstar-Cher-Announces-Additional-2018-Vegas-Dates-20180319 |title=Legendary Superstar Cher Announces Additional 2018 Vegas Dates |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727203708/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Legendary-Superstar-Cher-Announces-Additional-2018-Vegas-Dates-20180319 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2017 Billboard Music Awards|2017 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], Cher performed "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time", her first awards show performance in over 15 years. [[Gwen Stefani]] presented Cher with the [[Billboard Icon Award|''Billboard'' Icon Award]], calling her the "definition of the word Icon" and a role model of strength and authenticity.<ref name=Lewis-2017>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cher-accepts-icon-award-at-billboard-music-awards-2017-1005047 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 21, 2017 |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |access-date=August 15, 2017 |title=Cher Accepts Icon Award at ''Billboard'' Music Awards 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816014420/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cher-accepts-icon-award-at-billboard-music-awards-2017-1005047 |archive-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> In March 2018, Cher headlined the 40th [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]], with tickets selling out in three hours after she hinted at her involvement on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Knaus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/30/chers-sydney-mardi-gras-tweet-fans-tickets-sold-out |title=Cher's Sydney Mardi Gras tweet sends fans scrambling for tickets |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=December 30, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081438/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/30/chers-sydney-mardi-gras-tweet-fans-tickets-sold-out |archive-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref>

Cher returned to film after nearly a decade in ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'' (2018), a [[jukebox musical]] romantic comedy based on the songs of [[ABBA]]. Serving as both a prequel and a sequel to the 2008 film ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'', it features Cher as Ruby Sheridan, the grandmother of Sophie ([[Amanda Seyfried]]) and mother of Donna (Meryl Streep).<ref>{{cite web |first=Emily |last=Bruno |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cher-No-Meryl-What-We-Learned-From-the-MAMMA-MIA-2-Trailer-20171221 |title=Grandma Cher, No Meryl? What We Learned From the ''Mamma Mia! 2'' Trailer |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |date=December 21, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013142/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cher-No-Meryl-What-We-Learned-From-the-MAMMA-MIA-2-Trailer-20171221 |archive-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> Director [[Ol Parker]] addressed casting Cher as Streep's mother despite their three-year age difference by stating, "Cher exists outside of time."<ref name=shonfaye>{{cite magazine |first=Shon |last=Faye |author-link=Shon Faye |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/40777/1/cher-review-mamma-mia-2-here-we-go-again |title=A review of Cher and only Cher, in the new ''Mamma Mia'' |magazine=[[Dazed]] |access-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516213522/https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/40777/1/cher-review-mamma-mia-2-here-we-go-again |url-status=live}}</ref> Critics highlighted her performance as a standout, with ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' remarking, "Every single movie&nbsp;... would be infinitely better if it included Cher."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/cher-should-be-in-every-single-movie.html |title=Cher Should Be in Every Single Movie |first1=Vivian |last1=Olen |first2=Matt |last2=Harkins |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620004030/https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/cher-should-be-in-every-single-movie.html |url-status=live}}</ref> For the [[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack|soundtrack]], she recorded two ABBA songs, "[[Fernando (song)#Cher version|Fernando]]" and "[[Super Trouper (song)#Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again version|Super Trouper]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=July 19, 2018 |title=''Mamma Mia'': Why Cher Chose Playing Meryl Streep's Mother Over Her Best Friend |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/mamma-mia-cher-meryl-streep |access-date=May 27, 2024 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608094601/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/mamma-mia-cher-meryl-streep |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Björn Ulvaeus]] of ABBA commented, "She makes 'Fernando' her own. It's her song now."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44857367 |title=Abba say 'Fernando' is Cher's song now |date=July 17, 2018 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=August 23, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823033418/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44857367 |url-status=live}}</ref>

While promoting ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'', Cher announced she was working on an album of ABBA covers.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cher records album of ABBA covers|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/102044-cher-records-album-of-abba-covers/|magazine=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|access-date=July 17, 2018|date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619210404/https://www.list.co.uk/article/102044-cher-records-album-of-abba-covers/|url-status=live}}</ref> Released in September 2018, ''[[Dancing Queen (album)|Dancing Queen]]'' debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, tying with 2013's ''Closer to the Truth'' as Cher's highest-charting solo album in the US.<ref name=cttt-record>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8478578/cher-dancing-queen-billboard-200-no-3|title=Cher Ties Solo-Career-Best Rank on Billboard 200 as ''Dancing Queen'' Debuts at No. 3|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 7, 2018|access-date=October 7, 2018|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725021736/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8478578/cher-dancing-queen-billboard-200-no-3|url-status=live}}</ref> With first-week sales of 153,000&nbsp;units, it achieved the year's biggest sales week for a pop album by a female artist.<ref name=cttt-record/> ''Dancing Queen'' received widespread critical acclaim; ''Rolling Stone'' commented that Cher makes the ABBA songs sound as if they were written for her,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-cher-dancing-queen-abba-mamma-mia-730316/ |title=Review: Cher Lovingly Updates ABBA's Hits on ''Dancing Queen'' |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=September 28, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064355/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-cher-dancing-queen-abba-mamma-mia-730316/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while ''Entertainment Weekly'' praised it as her "most significant release since 1998's ''Believe''".<ref name=ew2018>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/music/2018/09/28/cher-dancing-queen-review/ |title=Cher sends ABBA into disco bliss on ''Dancing Queen'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620092634/https://ew.com/music/2018/09/28/cher-dancing-queen-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:CherO2201019-6 (48933060976) cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Cher performs on stage in an elaborate blue costume with metallic accents and shoulder embellishments, wearing a voluminous bright blue wig with bangs.|Cher performing on the [[Here We Go Again Tour]] in 2019]]

Cher's [[Here We Go Again Tour]] ran from 2018 until its indefinite postponement in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=September 7, 2018 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-announces-here-we-go-again-tour-in-support-of-abba-tribute-lp-720385/ |title=Cher Announces Here We Go Again Tour in Support of ABBA Tribute LP |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=January 26, 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725172636/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-announces-here-we-go-again-tour-in-support-of-abba-tribute-lp-720385/ |archive-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://heritagebankcenter.com/event/2020/09/canceled-cher-here-we-go-again-2020-tour |publisher=[[Heritage Bank Center]] |title=Canceled: Cher – Here We Go Again 2020 Tour |date=September 14, 2020 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613165823/https://heritagebankcenter.com/event/2020/09/canceled-cher-here-we-go-again-2020-tour |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' deemed the tour proof that Cher "can wipe the floor with any pop star from any generation".<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 3, 2019 |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |title=Cher Succeeds at Everything She Does During Brooklyn 'Here We Go Again' Stop |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/cher-tour-review-barclays-center-brooklyn-abba-mamma-mia-829976/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017205807/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/cher-tour-review-barclays-center-brooklyn-abba-mamma-mia-829976/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Cher Show (musical)|The Cher Show]]'', a jukebox musical with three actresses playing Cher at different stages of her life, premiered in Chicago in June 2018 and ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] from December 2018 to August 2019,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Oxman |first=Steven |url=https://variety.com/2018/legit/reviews/cher-show-review-chicago-broadway-1202861646/ |title=''Cher Show'' Review: Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago Opened June 28 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424032021/https://variety.com/2018/legit/reviews/cher-show-review-chicago-broadway-1202861646/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Hetrick |date=August 18, 2019 |title=Broadway's The Cher Show Takes Final Bow August 18 |url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-the-cher-show-takes-final-bow-august-18 |magazine=[[Playbill]] |access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> later touring the UK, Ireland and the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Meg |last=Masseron |date=May 28, 2019 |title=The Cher Show Will Embark on National Tour This Fall |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-cher-show-will-embark-on-national-tour-this-fall |magazine=[[Playbill]] |access-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625092625/https://playbill.com/article/the-cher-show-will-embark-on-national-tour-this-fall |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dan |last=Meyer |date=May 10, 2022 |title=The Cher Show Is Heading to UK and Ireland in a New Production |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-cher-show-is-heading-to-uk-and-ireland-in-a-new-production |magazine=[[Playbill]] |access-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526045709/https://playbill.com/article/the-cher-show-is-heading-to-uk-and-ireland-in-a-new-production |url-status=live}}</ref> On December 2, 2018, [[Whoopi Goldberg]] presented Cher with the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] for her "extraordinary contributions to culture",<ref name=kennedy>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/arts/kennedy-center-cher-hamilton.html|title=Kennedy Center 2018 Honorees Include Cher and ''Hamilton''. Will President Trump Attend?|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406205656/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/arts/kennedy-center-cher-hamilton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with tribute performances by [[Adam Lambert]], [[Cyndi Lauper]] and [[Little Big Town]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/adam-lambert-scorches-kennedy-center-honors-with-ballad-version-of-chers-believe-watch/ar-BBRupwE|title=Adam Lambert and Cyndi Lauper Tribute Cher at Kennedy Center Honors: Watch the Performances|publisher=[[MSN]]|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111145531/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/adam-lambert-scorches-kennedy-center-honors-with-ballad-version-of-chers-believe-watch/ar-BBRupwE|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, she launched Cher Eau de Couture, a "[[Gender neutrality|genderless]]" follow-up to her 1988 fragrance Uninhibited.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.thecut.com/2019/11/cher-eau-de-couture-perfume.html |title=Cher Shares Some Thoughts on Perfume |first=Erica |last=Smith |date=November 4, 2019 |magazine=[[The Cut (magazine)|The Cut]] |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105041747/https://www.thecut.com/2019/11/cher-eau-de-couture-perfume.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Cher focused on projects that could be completed from home. In May, she released her first Spanish-language song, a cover of ABBA's "[[Chiquitita#Cher version|Chiquitita]]", with proceeds donated to [[UNICEF]].<ref name=coronavirus>{{Cite magazine |first=Ian |last=Drew |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9370577/cher-coronavirus-interview |date=May 4, 2020 |title=How Cher Is Combatting Coronavirus: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530013608/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9370577/cher-coronavirus-interview |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she voiced a [[bobblehead]] version of herself in ''[[Bobbleheads: The Movie]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Nick |last=Romano |url=https://ew.com/movies/cher-bobbleheads-trailer/ |title=Cher voices her own bobblehead in exclusive animated ''Bobbleheads'' trailer |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017221458/https://ew.com/movies/cher-bobbleheads-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and joined the [[charity supergroup]] BBC Radio 2 Allstars for a cover of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]' "[[Stop Crying Your Heart Out#BBC Radio 2 Allstars charity single|Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]". The recording, made in support of the [[Children in Need]] charity,<ref>{{cite web |first=Jack |last=White |title=All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/ |access-date=November 13, 2020 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110131011/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/ |url-status=live}}</ref> became a UK top-ten single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart on 20/11/2020 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20201120/7501/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128135011/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20201120/7501/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Cher was featured in ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]''{{'}}s annual "Best Actors" list for 2020,<ref name=Morris-2020>{{Cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Wesley|last2=Scott |first2=A. O.|date=December 9, 2020 |title=The Best Actors of 2020 |magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/09/magazine/best-actors.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224004733/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/09/magazine/best-actors.html |url-status=live}}</ref> becoming the first actor included without appearing in a theatrical release that year;<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hays|first=Kali|date=December 9, 2020|title=TV and Taylor Swift to the Rescue for ''New York Times Mag''{{'}}s Great Performers Issue|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nyt-great-performers-2020-list-tv-tiktok-michaela-coel-sarah-cooper-1234672957/|access-date=February 17, 2021|magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212160310/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nyt-great-performers-2020-list-tv-tiktok-michaela-coel-sarah-cooper-1234672957/|url-status=live}}</ref> her performance in ''Moonstruck'' (1987) was praised as "radiant" and a source of comfort during [[COVID-19 lockdowns|quarantine]].<ref name=Morris-2020/>

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Cher collaborated with major fashion brands. After attending the 2015 [[Met Gala]] as [[Marc Jacobs]]' guest, Cher became the face of his Fall/Winter campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/cher-stars-new-marc-jacobs-ad-article-1.2237957 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |first=Elizabeth |last=Vanmetre |date=May 27, 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2016 |title=Cher looks beautiful in new Marc Jacobs ad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128072617/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/cher-stars-new-marc-jacobs-ad-article-1.2237957|archive-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref> She then starred alongside rapper [[Future (rapper)|Future]] in [[Gap Inc.|Gap]]'s Fall 2017 campaign,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a12235096/cher-future-gap-campaign/ |first=Lauren Alexis |last=Fisher |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |title=Cher and Future Team Up For The Duet You Never Knew You Needed |date=September 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916052007/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a12235096/cher-future-gap-campaign/ |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref> followed by [[Dean and Dan Caten|Dsquared2]]'s Spring/Summer 2020 campaign,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/cher-stars-in-dsquared2-ss20-campaign/ |title=Cher Stars in Dsquared2 SS20 Campaign |magazine=[[V (American magazine)|V]] |date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619054001/https://vmagazine.com/article/cher-stars-in-dsquared2-ss20-campaign/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[MAC Cosmetics]]' "Challenge Accepted" campaign in January 2022 and [[UGG (brand)|UGG]]'s "Feel" campaign the same month.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/shop/saweetie-cher-mac-challenge-accepted-campaign-1235146625/ |title=Cher and Saweetie Make a Glamorous Duo in Mac's Challenge Accepted Campaign |first=Anna |last=Tingley |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125053924/https://variety.com/shop/saweetie-cher-mac-challenge-accepted-campaign-1235146625/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/55161/1/youd-better-believe-it-cher-is-the-new-face-of-ugg-boots-feel-campaign |title=You'd better believe it! Cher is the new face of UGG |date=January 4, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125003631/https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/55161/1/youd-better-believe-it-cher-is-the-new-face-of-ugg-boots-feel-campaign |url-status=live}}</ref> For [[Pride Month]] in June 2022, Cher partnered with [[Versace]] to launch the "Chersace" [[Capsule wardrobe|capsule collection]], with proceeds benefiting the LGBTQIA+ charity Gender Spectrum.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://crfashionbook.com/cher-partners-with-versace-for-chersace-collection/ |title=Cher Partners with Versace for 'Chersace' Collection |magazine=[[CR Fashion Book]] |date=June 7, 2022 |accessdate=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625082327/https://crfashionbook.com/cher-partners-with-versace-for-chersace-collection/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2022, she walked the runway at [[Paris Fashion Week]], closing [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]]'s Spring/Summer 2023 show, and in November, she starred in the brand's "Balmain Blaze" campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/sep/29/cher-steals-the-balmain-show-at-paris-fashion-week |title=Cher steals the Balmain show at Paris fashion week |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 29, 2022 |last=Ferrier |first=Morwenna}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/the-new-face-of-the-balmain-blaze-bag-cher-talks-fashion-politics-and-boyfriends |first=Lynn |last=Yaeger |author-link=Lynn Yaeger |title=The New Face of the Balmain Blaze Bag, Cher Talks Fashion, Politics and Boyfriends |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224211547/https://www.vogue.com/article/the-new-face-of-the-balmain-blaze-bag-cher-talks-fashion-politics-and-boyfriends |url-status=live}}</ref> That month, Cher began dating music executive Alexander Edwards, 40 years her junior. Their age gap sparked criticism online, which she addressed by tweeting, "Love doesn't know math."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Carter |first=Simone |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Cher, 76, Defends Dating 36-Year-Old: 'I Wasn't Born Yesterday' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/cher-defends-dating-36-year-old-wasnt-born-yesterday-1757545 |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>