Cher is sparking engagement rumors after posting a photo of a giant diamond ring.
The 76-year-old singer shared a Twitter post on Christmas day marveling at the glittering jewelry, which was a gift from her boyfriend, Alexander “AE” Edwards.
“THERE R NO WORDS,” Cher wrote in the post caption, followed by her boyfriend’s name.
THERE R NO WORDS,
ALEXANDER,A.E pic.twitter.com/TZOYLGVWkv— Cher (@cher) December 25, 2022
After fans started furiously speculating that the “Strong Enough” singer was engaged, she reposted the same picture a few hours later and wrote, “I posted this cause his nails are so cool,” referring to a black and green manicured finger that can be seen in the picture.
Cher has defended the 40-year age gap between her and Edwards since they were first spotted together.
“Older men just didn’t like me all that much,” the singer said during a December appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
“Do you know what I mean? I have had a couple boyfriends that were hovering around my age, but they just didn’t like me for some reason. And maybe younger men don’t care if you’re funny or outrageous and want to do stupid things, and you have the strong personality. I’m not giving up my personality for anybody, okay?”
“I’m Not Defending us,” she wrote in a November Twitter post, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “Haters are Gonna Hate…Doesn’ [sic] Matter…That we’re Happy & Not Bothering Anyone.”
Edwards, 36, is best known for previously dating Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose, with whom he shares a three-year-old son. Rose broke up with him after saying he was cheating on her with multiple women this past summer.
Edwards admitted to cheating on Rose, saying he “loved her” but being unfaithful was his “true nature.” This led to Cher’s fans questioning his motives, but she brushed off their concerns, saying she “wasn’t born yesterday.”
Cher is twice divorced. Her late ex-husband Sonny Bono died in 1998 in a skiing accident. The singer was also previously married to the late singer Greg Allman. She has had relationships with younger men, including Ron Zimmerman, Tom Cruise, and Richie Sambora, but her romance with Edwards represents the largest age gap so far.