The Moment
Cher might be getting married again – and she apparently wants to do it before she turns 80.
According to a new report in a British tabloid, echoed by a New York gossip column on December 7, the 79-year-old icon is said to be planning a wedding to her 39-year-old boyfriend, music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, ahead of her milestone birthday in May.
Unnamed “insiders” claim Cher sees turning 80 as the perfect moment for the pair to “seal the deal” and that she “doesn’t give a hoot” about their 40-year age gap. Representatives for Cher and Edwards did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication, and there has been no official engagement announcement from either of them.
In other words: the rumor mill is spinning, the love story is very real, and the wedding part is still written in pencil, not ink.
The Take
I’ll be honest: if half of Hollywood dated with Cher’s energy, we’d all be a lot less bored.
On paper, a 79-year-old superstar reportedly planning a wedding with a 39-year-old producer sounds like something cooked up by an AI sitcom generator. In practice, it looks like two people who have been walking red carpets, holding hands, and kissing in front of flashbulbs for three years – and one of them happens to be Cher, who’s been ignoring other people’s rules since the Nixon administration.
What makes this story hit a nerve isn’t just the age gap. It’s the double standard. If a 79-year-old rock god were reportedly marrying a 39-year-old model, the tone would be, “Atta boy, still got it.” When Cher does it, people clutch pearls and act like she’s staging a hostage situation with Father Time.
Cher’s own words cut through the noise. On CBS Mornings in November, she brushed off the criticism with a classic shrug: “Whatever. They’re not living my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, but we just have a blast.” That’s not a woman asking for permission; that’s a woman sending out a memo.
AE, for his part, reportedly tells her, “You know, you get older, but your spirit is younger.” Which, translated from boyfriend-speak, is basically: you’re a legend, I know it, let’s have fun.
The rumor of a wedding before 80 feels less like a midlife (late-life?) crisis and more like Cher doing what she’s always done: turning a big birthday into performance art. Some people book a cruise for 80. Cher might book a venue.
If this relationship were a song, it’d be less “If I Could Turn Back Time” and more “Believe” – not about pretending you’re younger, but about deciding your joy matters more than everyone else’s commentary.
Receipts
Confirmed:
- Cher, 79, has been in a relationship with music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, 39, for about three years. They were first publicly linked in late 2022 after being spotted holding hands in Los Angeles.
- The two have since appeared together at multiple high-profile events, including fashion shows and brand parties, with plenty of PDA on red carpets.
- In a CBS Mornings interview in November (as quoted in recent coverage), Cher dismissed criticism of their 40-year age gap, saying, “Whatever. They’re not living my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, but we just have a blast.”
- She also said AE tells her, “You know, you get older, but your spirit is younger,” and described their relationship as full of laughter.
- On social media after they first went public, Cher defended the romance, writing that she wasn’t “defending” them and that “Haters are Gonna Hate… Doesn’t Matter That we’re Happy & Not Bothering Anyone.”
- Recent stories reporting on the alleged wedding plans state that representatives for Cher and Edwards did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Unverified / Reported Only:
- That Cher and AE are formally engaged or have set a wedding date.
- That she specifically wants the ceremony to happen before her 80th birthday in May so they can “seal the deal” at the milestone.
- That they are currently “planning” a wedding in any concrete way (venue, guest list, etc.).
These details come from unnamed “insiders” quoted in a British tabloid and re-reported by a U.S.-based celebrity gossip column on December 7, 2025. No official statement, ring reveal, or legal filing has confirmed them.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you haven’t been keeping up: Cher, the one-name wonder behind hits like “Believe” and “If I Could Turn Back Time,” has had a love life as epic as her discography. She was first married to Sonny Bono from 1964 to 1975; they were a pop duo, TV stars, and eventually exes who stayed in each other’s orbit for years. She then married rocker Gregg Allman from 1975 to 1979. Over the decades, she’s also been linked to Val Kilmer, Gene Simmons, and a pre-megastar Tom Cruise.
Alexander “AE” Edwards is a music executive who’s worked in hip-hop and R&B, and he’s also known for his previous relationship with model and TV personality Amber Rose, with whom he shares a son. Cher and AE went public in late 2022, when she posted about him on social media and doubled down on the romance even as critics questioned the age gap.
Since then, they’ve become a regular sight at fashion shows and Hollywood events, looking very much like a couple who enjoys the chaos and the cameras. The current wedding buzz is the latest chapter in a relationship that has already outlasted a lot of skeptics’ predictions.
What’s Next
So what actually happens now?
Unless or until Cher or AE confirm it themselves, the rumored pre-80th-birthday wedding sits firmly in the “cute if true” category. Here’s what to watch for if this thing moves from gossip item to done deal:
- Official word from Cher or AE: A simple confirmation in an interview, a casual mention on a talk show, or a ring shot on social media would immediately move this from rumor to reality.
- Paper trail: For celebrity weddings, marriage license filings often surface in public records. Nothing like that has emerged yet.
- Family and friends chiming in: Cher’s circle – from her children to her long-time collaborators – tends to be tight-lipped, but if a wedding were imminent, we’d likely hear at least a little celebratory noise around them.
In the meantime, Cher seems very clear on one thing: she’s happy, she’s not asking for public approval, and she’s not interested in apologizing for loving someone 40 years younger who makes her laugh.
If you strip away the sequins and the tabloids, you’re left with a pretty simple story: a woman who’s lived about five lives already may or may not be planning one more big party – and she refuses to age the way other people think she should.
Which raises the real question for the rest of us: when you see a 79-year-old woman dating – and maybe marrying – a much younger partner, do you see a scandal, a power move, or just two adults minding their own business?
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