Even when that past involves talking about some uncomfortable topics, including the age gap between her and late ex-husband Sonny Bono. Salvatore Bono entered Cher’s life as a protector and champion,

Cher shares some of her lowest points in her new self-titled memoir, including the suicidal ideation she experienced near the end of her marriage to Sonny Bono: 'I stepped barefoot onto the balcony of our suite and stared down.

This article contains mentions of suicide and an individual's death. Cher had a whirlwind romance with Sonny Bono which led to their impromptu wedding. However, the much-in-love couple and former roommates fell apart since their relationship was officiated and some of the issues they had were because of Bono’s infidelity and his

In the first part of her memoir, Cher opens up about the first time she had sex, as well as learning about her real legal name when filing to change it to just "Cher."

Cher recently opened up about losing her virginity at the age of 14 in her new book Cher: The Memoir, Part One—including why she did it as an act of revenge.

Cher remembered having "revenge sex" to lose her virginity with her boyfriend as a teenager after he and a group of his friends made her feel dismissed.