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“Can’t sleep well” Cher tweeted in the early hours of December 13, days after her mother’s death, George Holt. The 96-year-old singer-songwriter and actress died on December 10, and Cher, 76, gave more insight into her mother’s final days. “The truth [is]… she was sick, [and] Collect. Then she got sick. She was in so much pain,” Cher tweeted. “After all, she encoded along the way [the hospital]. When we got those [hospital]the woman who was my KICK ASS MOM wasn’t long[er] here.”
Can’t sleep very well.
— Cher (@cher) December 13, 2022
The truth…. she has been
Sick and collecting, she was miserable, she was in so much pain. Eventually she coded on the way to Hosp. When we got to Hosp…the woman who was MY KICK-ASS MOTHER wasn’t here long— Cher (@cher) December 13, 2022
Prior to the tweet, Cher told her followers, “Search for ‘Cher and Mom singing ‘I’m Just Your Yesterday.'” You’ll see where I stole my vote.” With that information, Cher seemed ready to give herself some much-needed sleep. “Am Sleepy Head Now,” she tweeted, along with a heart, a kiss, and a red balloon emoji.
Look for Cher & Mama singing
“I’m only your yesterday. You’ll see where I stole my vote.— Cher (@cher) December 13, 2022
I’m a sleepyhead now
❤️💋🎈— Cher (@cher) December 13, 2022
Cher announced to her followers that Georgia had passed by tweeting “Mom is gone” on Dec. 10. News of her death was later confirmed by Cher’s rep The Washington Post. Cher’s mother struggled with health issues in the months leading up to her death after being hospitalized with pneumonia and suffering from other issues.
A native of Arkansas, Georgia’s life took her beyond that state to Hollywood. She worked as an actress, model and singer. In the 1950s she appeared on shows like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harrietand i love lucycorresponding CNN. She was a presence in Cher’s life as she grew into the living legend she is today, celebrating her daughter’s accomplishments over the decades.
Georgia also contributed to a bit of Cher lore. “I think men are the coolest,” Cher said in a 1996 interview with Jane Pauley (h/d bustle). “But you don’t really need them to live. My mother said to me, “You know, honey, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man. I said, ‘Mom, I’m a rich man.’”
Cher helped her mother realize a childhood dream by releasing Honky tonk woman in 2013. The album, recorded in 1982, featured a duet with Cher entitled “I’m Just Your Yesterday”. The song played at the end of the documentary Dear mom, dear Cher. “It’s such a thrill. I just cried and cried and cried,” Holt said HuffPost in 2013. “I cried for the special, I cried for the album that came out after all these years. My father made me sing when I was six years old.”
“That’s what I think was really important for mom after she talked about making her dream come true,” Cher said HuffPost. “She calls me 50 times a day: “Oh darling, I love the new master of the one song; Oh honey’… everything with mom starts with: oh honey. We spoke to mum about what she thinks will happen with the special and she said: “What I really hope is that women know that there is no sell-by date. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you just never have to stop dreaming. You don’t have to give up dreaming because you’ve reached a certain age.’ So I find that amazing.”
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