What Does Cher Really Look Like Underneath Her Makeup?

In “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again,” Cher plays a loving grandmother. Still, with her glittery ensembles and make-up, she’s far from your regular gramma. But what about when she’s not red carpet and camera-ready? Candid photos of the singer are rare, but they do surface from time to time. In 2010, a bare-faced Cher was snapped on a shopping trip at a Hawaiian Scrimshaw shop at the Whaler’s Village in Maui, Hawaii.

The 77-year-old was dressed casually in denim and sweats with a white straw cowboy hat perched on her black curls. There wasn’t a hint of make-up in sight, and annoyingly, there wasn’t a wrinkle in sight either. In another set of pics, Cher is seen wearing a blue bandana. And once again, although she looks tired, her face is crease-free. So, how does the 77-year-old have the skin of a 20-something?

Well, Cher has been open about spending a fortune on her looks. According to a 1992 People article, Cher began going under the surgical knife after seeing herself in the movie “Mask” in 1985. “I can look better than this,” she reportedly told herself, going on to have a nose job, dental surgery, and breast enlargement. Still, Cher vows that she’s had nowhere near as much work done as believed, let alone the long-rumored rib removal surgery. “I’ve had the same cheeks my entire life,” she insisted in an interview. “I’ve never even thought about having any ribs taken out.”