{"id":163980,"date":"2025-11-05T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/163980\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:32:08","slug":"cher-hits-back-at-criticism-over-40-year-age-gap-with-boyfriend-alexander-ae-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/163980\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher hits back at criticism over 40-year age gap with boyfriend Alexander &#8216;AE&#8217; Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s got \u201cAE,\u201d babe. <\/p>\n<p>Cher, 79, shrugged off criticism over her 40-year age gap with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/17\/photos\/cher-and-boyfriend-alexander-ae-edwards-cozy-up-on-snl-50-red-carpet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her boyfriend, Alexander \u201cAE\u201d Edwards<\/a>, 39, in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u_7q4KETOU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cCBS Mornings\u201d interview<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever,\u201d she told interviewer Gayle King, responding to her potential critics. \u201cThey\u2019re not living my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, but we just have a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer added that age hasn\u2019t been an issue with Edwards either, saying that the music executive tells her, \u201cYou know, you get older, but your spirit is younger.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n<p>Cher defended her 40-year age gap with her boyfriend Alexander \u201cAE\u201d Edwards during her Tuesday \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d interview.  WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not living my life. Nobody knows what goes on between us, but we just have a blast.\u201d the singer said of her critics.  Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The singer gushed over their three-year romance as she shared how they \u201claugh all the time,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just love him,\u201d she raved. \u201cI think he\u2019s beautiful. He\u2019s really talented. He\u2019s one of the most talented persons I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBelieve\u201d hitmaker\u2019s comments come weeks after an eyewitness told Page Six that she and her much-younger beau were spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/13\/celebrity-news\/cher-and-alexander-ae-edwards-seemed-very-much-in-love-at-faena-exhibit-in-nyc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looking \u201cvery much in love\u201d<\/a> during their appearance at Alan Faena\u2019s new hotel in West Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The couple attended a private opening of \u201cAmaze, Vogue, Ascend, Flourish,\u201d an installation commissioned by Faena Art in New York on Oct. 10.<\/p>\n<p>Cher and Edwards arrived at the event holding hands and only broke apart for Cher to serve the guests some of her \u201cCherlato\u201d ice cream with Gianpaolo \u201cGiapo\u201d Grazioli.  <\/p>\n<p>Cher went on to gush over her much-younger boyfriend saying, \u201cI think he\u2019s beautiful. He\u2019s really talented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s comments come just weeks after the couple was said to be \u201cvery much in love\u201d when they were spotted in New York on Oct. 10. David X Prutting\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCher and her boyfriend were very close and stuck together\u2026They seem very much in love and happy to be together,\u201d a source told Page Six at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was in great spirits, hanging out with friends and her boyfriend. The entire night felt electric and free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/03\/cher-holds-hands-with-amber-roses-ex-alexander-ae-edwards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first romantically linked<\/a> in November 2022 when they were seen holding hands in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<p>They later made their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/03\/10\/cher-boyfriend-alexander-ae-edwards-kiss-during-red-carpet-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">red carpet debut<\/a>\u00a0with a PDA-packed entrance at the Versace fall 2023 fashion show in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were first romantically linked in November 2022 after they were seen holding hands in Los Angeles.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Cher has previously slammed critics of her controversial relationship saying, \u201cI DONT GIVE A [flying] FK WHAT ANYONE THINKS.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Cher previously <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/07\/cher-defends-alexander-ae-edwards-romance-despite-40-year-age-gap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defended her relationship<\/a> with Edwards shortly after she made things social media official in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Via X, the singer hosted an online Q&amp;A where she told one of her followers, \u201cLet Me Explain\u2026I DONT GIVE A [flying] FK WHAT ANYONE THINKS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Not Defending Us. Haters are Gonna Hate\u2026Doesn\u2019t Matter That we\u2019re Happy &amp; Not Bothering Anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She\u2019s got \u201cAE,\u201d babe. 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