{"id":135600,"date":"2023-12-17T03:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135600"},"modified":"2023-12-17T03:01:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:01:43","slug":"strictly-fans-accuse-cher-77-of-miming-as-she-performs-christmas-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/strictly-fans-accuse-cher-77-of-miming-as-she-performs-christmas-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly fans accuse Cher, 77, of miming as she performs Christmas hit"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pop icon Cher added a little extra sparkle to the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final with her breath-taking performance during Saturday’s show, but fans couldn’t help but wonder if she was miming.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The singer, 77, sang a new track from her festive album at the series 21 final – won by Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.<\/p>\n
Cher\u00a0hopes the single – DJ Play A\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Song – will become her first-ever UK Christmas No. 1, but she has some stiff competition.<\/p>\n
She wore a beautiful black ensemble with Madonna-style fingerless gloves and a luxurious blonde wig, which she has been sporting of late.<\/p>\n
Yet viewers were drawn more to her mouth than her clothing as they accused the music legend of lip synching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cher added a little extra sparkle to the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final with her breath-taking performance during Saturday’s show, but fans couldn’t help but wonder if she was miming.<\/p>\n
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The singer, 77, performed new single DJ Play A Christmas Song at the final – won by Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola – wearing Madonna-style fingerless gloves and a luxurious blonde wig<\/p>\n
This year’s final saw\u00a0Bobby Brazier, Ellie Leach and Layton Williams\u00a0battle it out for the coveted glitter ball trophy.<\/p>\n
Strictly’s youngest-ever winner, Ellie came out on top with her partner Vito Coppola\u00a0who she is rumoured to be in a relationship with.<\/p>\n
Cher performed shortly before the winners were announced and yaking to X, formerly Twitter, viewers were quick to comment.<\/p>\n
They penned: ‘Cher is miming so so badly #strictly #StrictlyComeDancing #StrictlyFinal’; Cher, the time has come for you to lip sync for your life! Good luck and don\u2019t f**k it up! #Strictly’; ‘I\u2019m gonna go out on a limb and say Cher is miming’;<\/p>\n
‘#strictly Cher miming again.’; Cher out of breath miming ffs’; Cher miming where, I think and I could be wrong, all other musical guests have sung this year? #strictly #strictlycomedancing’;\u00a0 Is cher miming #strictly’; ‘I like Cher a lot but why was she miming #Strictly’; ‘Even legends like Cher are miming disappointing #Strictly’; Cher\u2019s miming, there\u2019s no way she\u2019s singing. #Strictly’; You gotta love Cher miming so badly. #strictly’<\/p>\n
Other viewers were delighted as they praised the ‘ageless’ star for her performance, penning:\u00a0\u00a0‘Omg I can’t stop singing this song to myself around the house. Absolute banger! #Cher #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly #StrictlyFinal.’; ‘Cher\u2019s Christmas number 1 looms. Promo on strictly and the Royal Vareity, we can\u2019t fail our ageless Queen #Strictly.’ Wrote a fourth.<\/p>\n
‘CHER!!! AHHHH. What a brilliant performance God I love her! #Strictly; ‘Omg Cher was A-MA-ZING #Strictly.’ ‘I\u2019m sorry, but Cher\u2019s christmas song is a BANGER and has the potential to be a MUST on everyone\u2019s christmas playlist every year!!!!! #Strictly’; ”Cher is an icon. One of a kind voice – light thick, warm n dramatic voice #Strictly.’<\/p>\n
It comes after Cher, who has enjoyed an incredible career spanning seven decades,\u00a0 recently blasted the\u00a0Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after years of snubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson show, the host\u00a0\u00a0expressed her shock that Cher wasn’t in the Hall of Fame, the older hitmaker shot back: ‘You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars.’<\/p>\n
The host was flabbergasted and had her mouth hanging open after the Moonstruck star made the admission, but Cher said she wasn’t ‘kidding’ her, before joking that she was ‘about to say something else.’<\/p>\n
‘I was gonna say I’m not s***ting you!’ she joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kelly was about to offer some advice in case she changed her mind in the future, but Cher replied: ‘I’m never going to change my mind.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added: ‘They can just go you-know-what themselves.’<\/p>\n
So far, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not responded to Cher’s statement.<\/p>\n
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Viewers flooded Twitter with praise and criticism alike, with some loving the performance while others accused her of miming the hit\u00a0<\/p>\n
Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Favourite Dance – Argentine Tango to Tattoo by Loreen\u00a0<\/p>\n Show Dance – Friend Like Me by Ne-Yo\u00a0<\/p>\n Judges\u2019 Pick – Quickstep to Puttin\u2019 On The Ritz by Gregory Porter\u00a0<\/p>\n Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola<\/span><\/p>\n Favourite Dance – American Smooth to Ain\u2019t That A Kick In The Head by Robbie Williams\u00a0<\/p>\n Show Dance – Jennifer Lopez Megamix\u00a0<\/p>\n Judges\u2019 Pick – Paso Doble to Insomnia by 2WEI\u00a0<\/p>\n Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell<\/span><\/p>\n Favourite Dance – Couple\u2019s Choice to This Woman\u2019s Work by Maxwell\u00a0<\/p>\n Show Dance – La La Land Medley\u00a0<\/p>\n Judges\u2019 Pick – Samba to Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Cher recently revealed she fell for boyfriend Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards, 37, over text after a mutual friend gave her number to him in late 2022.<\/p>\n ‘I had been telling all my friends, “We’re too old to go out with really younger men, and I will never fall in love on text,”‘\u00a0she told <\/span>People\u00a0in October. ‘<\/span>So I did what I said not to do!’<\/span><\/p>\n She continued to gush about her new love interest, saying,\u00a0‘No matter what happens, I love with being with him. He makes me laugh, and we have fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ‘What I learned is that it’s never too late. If you wrote out all the statistics, you would go, “Well, this is doomed.” But we’ve been together a year, and if it was just a year, it would’ve been worth it. I’ve had the best time,’ she added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The duo made headlines during the 2022 holiday season when AE surprised her with a diamond ring, sparking fan excitement about a potential engagement.<\/p>\n Cher\u00a0downplayed any talk of marriage at the time, yet the move proved the couple were going from strength to strength since first being linked in November 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time, the Believe hitmaker admitted that the 40-year age gap between the pair was ‘ridiculous’\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Well, on paper, it\u2019s kind of ridiculous. But in real life, we get along great. He\u2019s fabulous, and I don\u2019t give men qualities that they don\u2019t deserve,’ she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It comes after the singer, who has enjoyed an incredible career spanning seven decades, recently blasted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after years of snubs (pictured with Sonny Bono in 1973)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cher has also recently revealed she fell for boyfriend Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards, 37, over text after a mutual friend gave her number to him in late 2022 (pictured in September)<\/p>\n ‘He\u2019s very kind, he\u2019s very smart, he\u2019s very talented, and he\u2019s really funny, and I think he\u2019s quite handsome.’<\/p>\n AE follows a long line of A-list romances for Cher, whose first marriage to Sonny Bono ended in divorce in 1975 after a decade.<\/p>\n Between 1978 and 1980, Cher was in a relationship with Gene Simmons, the KISS rocker.\u00a0<\/p>\n Her marriage to Gregg Allman, the rock star and founder of The Allman Brothers, lasted from 1975 to 1979.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prior to this, she had a romantic involvement with the mega-producer David Geffen.<\/p>\n In the 1980s, Cher had a brief affair with Tom Cruise, and preceding Tom, she dated his Top Gun co-star, Val Kilmer, from 1982 to 1984.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Age: <\/span>28<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Actor<\/p>\n Layton says:\u00a0<\/span>‘Absolutely buzzing to confirm that I will be taking part in THE most iconic dance competition in the UK! It’s time to bring it to the Ballroom. So excited to learn new skills from the best. Bring on the sequins\u2026 ALL the sequins!’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Age: <\/span>22<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>\u00a0Coronation Street star<\/p>\n Ellie says:<\/span>\u00a0‘It still doesn’t feel real that I’m going to be doing Strictly!! It’s always been a dream of mine so I guess dreams really do come true!!!!’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Age: <\/span>20<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>\u00a0EastEnders star and model\u00a0<\/p>\n Bobby says:<\/span>\u00a0‘I’m so excited to be part of the Strictly line up, I can’t wait to start training like a professional dancer and adding a few moves to my locker. I’m looking forward to performing in-front of everyone.’<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\nSTRICTLY COME DANCING 2023: THE CONTESTANTS’ PROFILES<\/h3>\n
Layton Williams<\/span><\/h2>\n
Ellie Leach\u00a0<\/h2>\n
Bobby Brazier\u00a0<\/h2>\n