SUPERSTAR Cher was left “speechless” when she discovered she had a secret granddaughter aged 15.
In an unique interview with The Sun on Sunday, the woman’s mum Kayti Edwards says she advised the chart legend the bombshell information in an emotional phone call final yr.
Ex-model Kayti had a quick romance with 79-year-old Cher’s second son Elijah Allman in 2010 which led to the start of their daughter, Ever.
Kayti, who lives on a ranch in Joshua Tree, California, defined: “Cher received in contact with me final June and requested if it was true, so I needed to confess.
“She mentioned she had heard one thing about it from Elijah again in 2021, however didn’t know if it was simply loopy discuss.
“When she heard the information, she was speechless.
“Cher told her family, ‘Oh my God, I’m finally a grandma’.”
Kayti, 49, mentioned she had been associates with Elijah, additionally 49, for years however they briefly grew to become romantically concerned.
The mum-of-four defined: “Elijah and I spent the night time collectively and I fell pregnant.
“He all the time knew from day one, however he by no means needed to be a father or mother.
“He would pop in each couple of years however would simply say good day.
“It wasn’t till 2021, when he overdosed on drugs, that he blurted out to his then-wife that he had a toddler.
“This is what began the rumours in the household.
“He then sent me a text message to say he wanted to make amends.”
But Kayti says her husband has been Ever’s “true father” all through her life.
She mentioned: “She has a father who has raised her from day one and that is her dad. I couldn’t ask for a better father for my kids.”
Guitarist Elijah’s historical past of drug habit was made public after Cher filed for an emergency conservatorship in 2023.
She claimed he was “substantially unable to manage his own financial resources due to severe mental health issues”.
The pair later resolved the matter privately.
But in June final yr, Elijah — who’s Cher’s son from her second marriage to the late musician Gregg Allman — was hospitalised for a number of days after a second overdose.
Kayti defined: “He got here again into my life only recently.
“I didn’t know something about his state.
“But he requested me if he may come to Joshua Tree as he wanted to get out of Hollywood.
“As quickly as he stepped out of the automobile, I knew he wasn’t effectively.
“A number of weeks later, he overdosed and was hospitalised, and this was when Cher received in contact.
“She needed to know what had occurred after which she requested me if it was true relating to Ever.
“That’s when I had to tell her the situation.”
Kayti, who owns a horse rescue centre, advised how Cher invited her and Ever to her Malibu residence final September.
“We went to the house and stayed the night,” she mentioned.
“She was beautiful and type and we had dinner.
“Cher requested Ever if she needed to see her closet and confirmed her a pair of denims she had worn in live performance.
“It was a cool expertise for her.
“Cher was very childlike.
“They performed in the pool and she spoke to Ever about faculty and requested her about boys.
“She was like a kid herself.”
The Believe hitmaker, who performed a glamorous gran in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, has beforehand advised how she longed to be a grandma.
On the 2018 press tour for Mamma Mia!, the singer mentioned: “I don’t have any grandchildren.
“I wish I did, I really do.”
Kayti mentioned Cher remains to be “processing the news” after the shock reveal, however she and Ever — who’s a straight-A scholar — are constructing a relationship.
She went on: “Cher despatched her a Christmas card and current.
“It was a Chrome Hearts hoodie.
“And then for her birthday, she despatched her some cash and Chrome Hearts sweats.
“She known as her they usually spoke on the phone.
“Cher is actually making an attempt.
“It’s an adjustment and I’m not pushing any relationship.
“It has to come back naturally.
“Elijah and his wife always said Cher didn’t want to be a grandma and to keep Ever away, so I was nervous to introduce her, but it’s been nothing but a good experience.”
Kayti mentioned Elijah needed to be part of Ever’s life, which is why he went to Joshua Tree.
She mentioned: “He needed to see her and have a relationship together with her, however he wasn’t in any match state.
“She thought he was only a household buddy at that time.
“I needed to shelter her from him and, when he will get higher, he’ll respect that.
“Cher can be very protecting of Ever and the household dynamic and she is aware of Elijah’s state and needs to guard that from her, too.
“He must get again to being the man I as soon as knew, and Cher agrees.
“We need to get him better.”
Kayti advised Ever that Elijah was her father final month when rumours began to swirl after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting someone at an elite school.
Elijah reportedly advised cops he was a “prospective father”, which brought about mass hypothesis on-line.
Days later, he was arrested once more for allegedly breaking right into a home.
He is at present in jail awaiting trial in New Hampshire.
With her voice cracking, Kayti mentioned: “Elijah did this.
“I’m solely talking about this now as a result of I would like this to be my story.
“I might have stored it beneath wraps.
“I’ve to say, Cher loves her son.
“He needs help and, regardless of what anyone says, she goes to any lengths to help him.”
Kayti, who’s the step-granddaughter of Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews, mentioned: “I do know what it’s wish to have a well-known grandma and it’s not all it’s cracked as much as be.
“I craved the perfect of grandma baking cookies in the kitchen with me, nevertheless it wasn’t like that.
“We had cooks and have been raised by nannies.
“To discuss to my grandma, I needed to call her assistant.
“They are busy ladies in Hollywood.
“It’s not a traditional life and I by no means needed that for Ever.
“But I think she thinks Cher is pretty cool — I mean, she’s a pretty cool grandma.”
Cher is reportedly in talks with Netflix over a TV documentary deal price £12.6million.
The singer, who turns 80 in May, discovered fame in 1965 as a part of the folk-rock duo Sonny & Cher, together with her first husband Sonny Bono.
She went on to turn out to be one of many best-selling music artists in historical past.
Kayti added: “We are coping with Elijah and as soon as he will get settled and in a spot that’s extra secure, we will sit down and discuss this case.
“I don’t need this to vary Ever’s life.
“We all need to heal.”
