A Timeline Of Cher's Relationships

March 2024 · 2 minute read

In an interview for a 1979 People cover story, Cher called her relationship with Kiss musician Gene Simmons "the best relationship I've ever had with a human being."

Still, the couple had quite a rock 'n' roll — in other words, non-monogamous — partnership. "I'm going through a very liberated phase right now," Cher said in People. She went on to say that she only spent time with other men "for companionship," adding, "Gene is the only one I'm crazy about. All my relationships are serious. I don't screw around."

"I've always been afraid to talk about the relationship before," Simmons told the outlet, referencing the reactions from Kiss fans. "They're very jealous and possessive, but that's tough. I'm crazy about Cher, nuts about her. She's my first love. Cher's an untainted soul who has never done anything bad to anybody.

Then, around Christmas in 1979, Cher instructed Simmons to consult her best friend, Diana Ross, for guidance in buying Cher a Christmas gift, according to The Washington Post. "We didn't think much of it, and I'm not sure that either of us had any hidden agenda, but pretty quickly it became apparent something was happening," Simmons recalled of the sparks between him and Ross in his 2001 memoir "Kiss and Make-Up." As a result, his relationship with Cher "sort of ended," as he told Andy Cohen in a 2017 interview for SiriusXM's "Radio Andy."

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