Can you imagine Cher being dumped? The famous musician confirmed during his appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show on November 20 that a few “men” have broken up with him and the one who hurt him the most is Val Kilmer.
“Look, I was madly in love with Val Kilmer and he left,” she said of the actor, best known for playing Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the Top Gun franchise. “If he’s having great sex with one of the most beautiful women in the world why would he leave her?” The radio show host reacted.
In response to Strain’s outburst, the Believe singer said that some people are only meant to stay with someone for so long and pointed out that Top Gun fame was quite young when they were a couple.
The former couple – who dated between 1982 and 1984 – reportedly first met at a mutual friend’s birthday party. There was an age difference of 13 years between the two but Cher, on the other hand, has been vocal about dating people younger than her.
The singer who is now dating Alexander “AE” Edwards, 38, once spoke to People magazine about her dating preference. “The truth is that if I didn’t go out with younger men, I would never have gotten a date,” she said in 2021.
He reported that younger men were not intimated by older women, while men his age “were not doing it.” Recalling her and Kilmar’s bond, Cher revealed that they had a similar sense of humor that connected them in the first place.
The Strong Enough singer confessed her feelings to the outlet, saying, “I loved him—and I love him. He’s like no one I’ve ever known.” He also described the qualities he liked most about Kilmer. “He is annoying and crazy. Exciting and fun, and it doesn’t do what anyone else does,” Cher said.
The singer wasn’t the only one who opened up about her breakup. Kilmer also shared details of his relationships in his memoir I’m Your Huckleberry where he described his break-up with actress Daryl Hannah as “the most painful”. Meanwhile, he had only good things to say about his other flame, Cher.
“Once Cher works her way into your mind and heart, she never goes away. To his true friends, his steadfast love and loyalty never dies, the Batman Forever actor wrote.
