Oh, what we would give to have been a fly on the wall for the conversations between decades-long friends Cher and Tina Turner. During a joint interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the pair recounted the first time they met during a studio session together. Cher recalled “expecting” Turner to be her bombastic on-stage persona, but was surprised by her “genteel” nature. Cher said she had a complete “sailor’s mouth,” while the “Proud Mary” singer was “such a lady.” Well, opposites attract, and the two became fast friends. They shared with Winfrey how they later bonded over their high-profile divorces. “Neither one of us was ever on a plane by ourselves,” Cher pointed out.
The dynamic duo brought down the house together a few times while the “Believe” singer hosted “The Cher Show” in 1975 with the songs “Shame, Shame, Shame” and “Country Side of Life.” After Tina and Ike Turner decided to divorce in 1976, the dancer chose to do her first solo performance after the split with Cher in 1977, singing “Makin’ Music is My Business.”
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The singers remained close friends throughout the years, with Cher updating the public on her famous Twitter account when the two would link up. When she visited Tina in July 2021, she tweeted, “WOAH…..MORNING… Am still amped. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.” After a stay in August 2022, the “Strong Enough” singer reported that the two “LAUGHED FOR 3 1/ 2 [hours] STRAIGHT” and “carried on” until the sun went down.
