Cher is adjusting to learning she is allegedly a grandmother

Cher is reportedly adjusting to allegedly becoming a grandmother.

Cher is reportedly adjusting to allegedly becoming a grandmother.

After apparently being contacted about a 15-year-old girl said to be her granddaughter, the 79-year-old singer and actress was said to be left “speechless” at being told her younger son Elijah Blue Allman, 49, is the father of a teenage girl.

The claim was made according to an interview given to The Sun by Kayti Edwards, who said she shares a daughter, Ever, 15, with Elijah.

Kayti, a former model who now runs a horse rescue centre, said she became pregnant in 2010 after a brief relationship with Elijah, and claimed he “never wanted to be a parent”.

She said the situation came to wider attention after Elijah disclosed the existence of the child to his now-estranged wife following a drug overdose in 2021, which she said “started the rumors in the family”.

Cher’s representatives have declined to comment on the story.

Kayti said: “Cher got in touch with me last June and asked if it was true, so I had to confess.”

She added: “She said she had heard something about it from Elijah back in 2021 but didn’t know if it was just crazy talk. When she heard the news, she was speechless.”

Kayti described a meeting between Cher and Ever, saying: “She was lovely and kind, and we had dinner.”

She said: “Cher asked Ever if she wanted to see her closet and showed her a pair of jeans she had worn in concert.”

Kayti added: “Cher was very childlike. They played in the pool, and she spoke to Ever about school and asked her about boys.”

Kayti also said: “Cher really is trying. It’s an adjustment, and I’m not pushing any relationship. It has to come naturally.”

And she added: “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.”

The claims have emerged as Cher filed a request for a temporary conservatorship over Elijah, citing concerns about his health and finances.

In legal filings, the singer alleges Elijah is “gravely disabled” and “has no concept of money”, adding he “is unable to manage his financial resources and is unable to withstand fraud or undue influence” due to “severe mental health and addiction issues”.

Elijah’s half-brother Devon Allman also submitted a statement to the court.

He said Elijah “is currently a danger to himself and unable to manage his life and any funds that would become available to him”.

According to reports cited by People, Elijah was arrested twice in March in New Hampshire following separate incidents involving a reported break-in and an alleged disturbance at a prep school.

This article was first published by Bang Showbiz and is republished here with permission.