The sadness floods this Sunday the life of Cher. The legendary singer of Believe and the actress of well-known cinematographic pieces, such as Burlesque o Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, says goodbye to one of the most important people in his life: his mother. The 76-year-old star, popularly known as the ‘goddess of pop’, announced this Sunday the death of her mother, Georgia Holt, 96.
Although it is unknown what caused the death of the charismatic Holt, this news came months after the singer and actress told her followers that her mother had been hospitalized. At that time, the interpreter of If I could turn back time announced that Georgia suffered from recurring health problems. “Mom has been sick. She just got out of the hospital. She had Pneumonia. She is getting better,” she wrote. “Home is the best medicine for her,” she sentenced, assuring that she needed to be covered by her home and her family.
The communication of the death of the woman arrived around 6 in the morning, peninsular time. The singer announced it through her Twitter account, where she has been updating the health status of her parent. She has explained it with a very short text, which gave the sad news to her more than 4,000,000 followers on the platform. “Mom’s gone,” she’d say.
Immediately afterwards, thousands of followers offered their condolences and sent him strength to face his loss. “Now rest in peace,” said one follower. “I am very sorry to hear that your beloved mother has passed away. My heart goes out to you. What a blessing to have had her in your life for so long. May she rest in peace,” said another user. “Sorry, nothing prepares you for the loss of a mother. It doesn’t matter when!” Another netizen expressed. “May you find strength in the warm memories of her to cope with this loss,” said another young man.
Cher with her mother, Georgina Holt
The relationship between Cher and her mother was always very close. Georgia was also the artist’s guide in her musical steps. Like Cher, she was also one of the most acclaimed singers of her time. Holt began her career as a singer when she was barely 10 years old, she won beauty contests and participated in several television series. In the last years of her life, she wanted to get away from the media and very rarely she was seen with her daughter.
One of his last professional projects was in 2013, when he appeared by surprise in the feature film Dear Mom, Love Cher, devised by his famous daughter. The goal of the documentary was to tell her story and honor the work of Holt, who faced many difficulties raising her two daughters as a single mother. As for her love life, Holte was married and divorced up to six times. Her first husband was the Armenian-American John Sarkisian, Cher’s father.
Despite the woman’s delicate state of health in recent months, Cher continued to hold out hope that her mother would recover and get better to continue enjoying the life they had built together. Now the memories of her remain, and despite the fact that the pain will be very deep, surely the renowned singer will be able to end up compiling from this harsh loss.