Cher’s new memoir has definitely got everyone talking because of the revelations it contains. One of them was the singer’s legal name, which she accidentally discovered was different as she attempted to legally change her name to Cher in 1979.
Cher, who was born Cherilyn Sarkisian, recalled that when she applied for a copy of her birth certificate in 1979, she was “shocked” to learn that her first name was spelled Cheryl. Was registered in.
According to a People magazine article, in her recently released memoir, talking about the name error made by a hospital nurse, she wrote, “I believed Cherilyn was my name until years later when I legally changed it.” But she didn’t just decide to change her name to Cher. ,
The singer and actress said that in 1946, her mother, Georgia Holt, who was 19 at the time, went into early labor in a small hospital in El Centro, California. She experienced prolonged and unmedicated labor. The legendary singer shared that her mother was “tired” when she arrived around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 20.
While her mother was in the process of recovering, a nurse visited her and asked about the name she planned to give her newborn baby. The singer wrote that her mom had no idea, but the nurse insisted on it, so she replied, “Well, Lana Turner is my favorite actress and her little girl’s name is Cheryl. My mom’s name is Linda , So how about Cherilyn?”
When the I Got You Babe singer found out about the error in her name, she asked her mother if she knew her real name. Then his mother took the document from his hands, looked at it and shrugged.
The singer’s mother said that she was only a teenager at the time and had to endure a lot of “pain”. He asked Cher to give him the day off.
The acclaimed songstress released her memoir titled Cher: The Memoir, Part One on November 19, 2024.
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