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Cher ha deciso di visitare la sua amica, Tina Turner, poiché ha dovuto affrontare vari problemi di salute.
Prima della morte di Tina Turner, lei e Cher hanno goduto di una lunga sorellanza che risale a diversi decenni fa. Nel corso degli anni, i leggendari cantanti si sono esibiti insieme in più occasioni durante la loro carriera musicale. Molte delle loro esibizioni erano duetti aggiornati dei rispettivi successi, come “Shame, Shame, Shame” e “Proud Mary”. Ma spesso si sono anche ramificati in cover di altri classici, come i successi più famosi dei Beatles. Secondo The World of Tina, la loro ultima esibizione è avvenuta nel 2008, durante “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
During the stars’ accompanying interview, Cher revealed a little about their first meeting. “The first time Tina and I worked together, she came into the studio and I was expecting, you know, Tina Turner, but she comes in wearing a little silk shirt and trousers and high heels,” said Cher (via Oprah.com). “Then we started talking, and I have a sailor’s mouth, and Tina is so genteel — she talks like such a lady. She just kept looking at me, like, ‘Whoa, where did you come from?'” Meanwhile, Turner said, “Cher was so free. She was in control of her career and her life and what was in the studio.” Unfortunately, Turner suffered from several health issues over the last few years of her life that made getting together difficult. However, that didn’t stop Cher from making time for her.
Cher made time for Tina Turner during her illnesses
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On May 24, Cher interviewed with MSNBC and provided thoughtful commentary about her friendship with Tina Turner. “She fought this sickness for such a long time and she was so strong, as you would think she would be,” said Cher. “But towards that end, I know that she told me once, ‘I’m really ready. I just don’t want to put up with this anymore.'” The singer continued, “I started going to visit her because I thought, ‘I need to put this time into our friendship, so she knows we haven’t forgotten her. So we all took turns going and spending time with her and it made her happy.”
Cher also revealed that Turner initially proclaimed that she wasn’t able to accommodate leisurely visits, but hours later, “We were laughing like crazy and she wanted to get up and show everything that she’d bought in her house,” said the singer. “But she was having a good time in spite of the fact that she was really sick,” Cher added. Cher didn’t mention how recent her visits with Turner were; however, she did gush about visiting Turner in 2021. “I JUST SPENT THE LAST 3 HOURS WITH MY FRIEND & IDOL ‘TINA,'” tweeted Cher. “THE GREATEST FEMALE PERFORMER EVER. THE EVER BEAUTIFUL, EVER AMAZING TINA TURNER.”
