She skyrocketed to fame in 1965 as half of the folk-rock duo Sonny & Cher with their massive hit single I Got You Babe.
Fast forward six decades, and Cher looks just as youthful as ever as she marked her 80th birthday on Wednesday.
The singer not only has the looks and brains, but also has the charm as she’s even bagged herself toyboy Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years her junior.
But just how has the ‘Goddess of Pop’ managed to stay looking so youthful?
‘My life seems to be longer than other human being ever. I feel like I should be in the Guinness World Records book for this. And I’m still going,’ she told The Guardian in 2022.
Here are the diet, fitness and skincare steps the singer takes to look her best.
Fast forward six decades since shooting to fame as half of the folk-rock duo Sonny & Cher, and the singer looks just as youthful as ever as she marked her 80th birthday on Wednesday (pictured at the 2026 Met Gala)
The singer not only has the looks and brains, but also has the charm as she’s even bagged herself toyboy Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years her junior
But just how has the ‘Goddess of Pop’ managed to stay looking so youthful? (pictured in 1972)
While Cher makes looking insanely fit look easy, she works hard to maintain her incredible physique.
She works out five days per week with a trainer who doesn’t let her ‘play the age card.’
She admitted to E! in 2010, though, that ‘you have to work twice as hard’ and ‘be in the gym all the time’ as you get older.
The singer’s fitness routine is famously intense and varied, focusing on a mix of cardio, core conditioning and flexibility.
She alternates between different classes to mix things up, such as Zumba, a dance class, and the aerobics class step, which she’s long been an advocate for.
‘Just came up from, Abs, Zumba, Yoga, Wall Sits,’ Cher posted on X in 2022. She then added that tomorrow’s routine includes, ‘My Step Class, Yoga, Different Abs.’
In 1991, the singer released a book dedicated to her diet and exercise routine, which she says is nothing short of hard work.
‘I’ve killed myself in the gym to have this body. It isn’t like I have some amazing secret that nobody else has,’ she penned.
When it comes to diet, Cher follows a plant-based and dairy-free foods.
‘I don’t like meat and so most of things that I like are healthy for you, apart from desserts.’ she told Hello! in 2013.
In her book Cher Forever Fit: The Lifetime Plan for Health, Fitness, and Beauty, the star outlined her strict, low-fat diet.
‘I try to avoid foods with a high-fat content because they make me sluggish and keep my weight up,’ she wrote.
‘I weaned myself from whole milk to nonfat milk – if I’m having milk at all. I think cheese is one of the worst things for the body. It doesn’t digest well, and most cheeses are too high in fat.’
While she does occasionally snack on M&Ms and Goldfish while filming movies, she does tend to opt for healthier options.
‘Michelle [Pfeiffer] and I found out we could microwave sweet potatoes in four minutes, and that changed our entire lives,’ she wrote. ‘We lived on sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, and Caesar salads.’
In 1991, the singer released a book dedicated to her diet and exercise routine, which she says is nothing short of hard work (pictured in 1980)
In an industry that is so often shrouded in mystery when it comes to treatments and tweakments, Cher has been refreshingly open
Brown rice, legumes, vegetables, pasta, and fruit can also be found on her plate, according to her book.
‘Pastas give me a lot of energy, and so do fruits like bananas, papaya, and nectarines, because they have a lot of sugar but it isn’t refined.’
Cher also avoids smoking and only drinks alcohol ‘three or four times a year’.
‘Being healthy has always been part of my life. It just works for me,’ she told Closer in 2013.
‘There are things I don’t like that are unhealthy, like drugs and drinking, so I never got into them to begin with.
‘I smoked cigarettes for a while and I’d have done drugs had I liked them, but they didn’t agree with me.’
When it comes to skincare, Cher previously revealed that she doesn’t have a strict routine.
‘My skincare routine is very eclectic. I don’t stick to one particular product, I just have things that I love from different people,’ she told People.
However, she does like to use her friend Dr Barbara Sturm, who makes eye cream and face wash that she loves.
She also loves Jan Marini products too.
In an industry that is so often shrouded in mystery when it comes to treatments and tweakments, Cher has been refreshingly open.
‘I’ve been upfront about saying that I had my nose done, my breasts done and had braces on my teeth. The rest is nonsense,’ Cher said in 1988.
Thirty years later, the star alluded to having further surgeries, telling the Daily Mail: ‘Yes, I’ve had a facelift, but who hasn’t?’
