Cher Says Meeting Sonny Bono 'Wasn't Love at First Sight' — but Was Something She'd 'Never Felt Before'
The couple went on to be married for 11 years, welcoming one child together
The couple went on to be married for 11 years, welcoming one child together Marcello Salustri/Mondadori via Getty Sonny Bono and Cher in Italy in 1966:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)/sonny-and-cher-1966-111424-1-55a89c7d0c214e318e70e29a49c8f2ac.jpg "Salvatore Philip Bono, known as Sonny, poses smiling with the singer Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre, known as Cher")
Not all storybook romances start with a spark: Cher revealed she didn't experience love at first sight with Sonny Bono.
In an upcoming appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, Cher, 78, sat down with Anthony Mason to reflect on her and her late ex-husband's love story.
"In 1962, you meet Sonny in a coffee shop. He's wearing a mohair suit and a mustard color shirt." Mason said. Cher, with a smile on her face, replied, "With a white collar and Beatle boots, but they were called Cuban."
When asked what she thought of Bono in that moment, Cher said, "I thought it was like when Tony met Maria. I mean, everybody disappeared," referring to the iconic couple in West Side Story.
In 1962, a young Cher met Sonny Bono in a coffee shop. She was captivated, comparing their first meeting to Tony and Maria's in West Side Story—a moment when everyone else faded away. Anthony Mason sits down with the legendary icon. pic.twitter.com/NiGSQeO5EJ— CBS Sunday Morning
