Cher’s mom died over the weekend. Georgia Holt was 96.
“Mom is gone,” the 76-year-old singer tweeted at 12:02 a.m. on Sunday (Dec 11), adopted by a sad-faced emoji.
Condolences poured in from Hillary Clinton and lots of others.
“So sorry for your loss, my friend. Sending you all the (love) in the world,” the previous secretary of state tweeted, together with a coronary heart emoji.
Actress Marg Helgenberger echoed the sentiment.
“Oh Cher, I’m so very sorry to hear that your beloved mother has passed,” she tweeted. “My heart goes out to you. What a blessing to have had her in your life for as long as you did. May she rest in peace.”
Television persona Andy Cohen despatched six coronary heart emojis, whereas CNN anchor Don Lemon shared a damaged coronary heart emoji and arms in prayer.
Holt, born in 1926 in Arkansas, began performing as a toddler and later moved to Los Angeles, the place she labored as a singer, actor and mannequin along with mothering her well-known offspring.
Her roles included visitor appearances on The Adventures of Ozzie And Harriet, I Love Lucy and Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theater. She additionally appeared in a handful of movies.
In 2013, Holt launched a rustic album, Honky Tonk Woman, which she had recorded within the Eighties. That was additionally the 12 months Lifetime aired a one-hour particular, Dear Mom, Love Cher, during which Holt was profiled by her kin, together with her well-known daughter.
Cher intimated her mom’s sick well being again in September, tweeting, “Sorry I’ve Been Mia. Mom’s Been Sick Off & On. She Just Got Out Of Hosp. She Had Pneumonia. She’s Getting Better.”
A explanation for demise was not given, and it was not clear whether or not Holt had been out of the hospital when she died.
Married and divorced six instances, Holt had been partnered with Craig Spencer since 1976. He survives her, as does Cher’s sister, Georganne LaPiere, and grandchildren Chaz Bono and P. Exeter Blue I, based on Variety. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
