Cher appears to have announced her mother’s death on Twitter - telling her followers she’s ‘gone’.
The 76-year-old singer hadn’t tweeted for two days but returned on Sunday morning to share the apparent news about her mother Georgia Holt’s death at 96.
In the post she wrote: “Mom is gone” alongside a sad face emoji - she shared no further details.
Back in September, Cher posted on Twitter to say her mother had been unwell - she wrote at the time: “Sorry I’ve Been Mia. Mom’s Been Sick Off & On. She Just Got Out Of Hosp. She Had Pneumonia. She’s Getting Better.”
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In a follow-up post she added: “Home is the Best Medicine For Her…She’s Getting Better. Thank All Of You For Your Prayers.”
Following her most recent post, Cher has been flooded with messages of support from her four million followers.
One person wrote: “Sending you nothing but love, light, and healing. She was a firecracker, and she will be so deeply missed.”
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Another said: “I’m so very sorry to hear that your beloved mother has passed. My heart goes out to you. What a blessing to have had her in your life for as long as you did.”
And a third commented: “My deepest condolences to you and the family. Georgia was a great woman, strong, kind, fantastic and funny. She will always be with you in your heart. Now there is one more star shining in the sky.”
Someone else wrote: “I’m so sorry Cher and so close to Christmas too. May she rest in peace now. I know she will live on in your heart and her love will continue to shine through you.”
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Holt was a singer-songwriter, model and actor - she and Cher duetted on a track titled 'I’m Just Your Yesterday' for Holt’s album Honky Tonk Woman, which was released in 2013.
Cher joked at the time that her mother had the ‘most expensive backup singer in the world’.
Speaking to Huffington Post at the time of its release, Holt said: “It is such a thrill. I just cried and I cried and I cried.
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“I cried from the special, I cried from the album coming out after all these years. My father started me singing at age six.”
During the same year Cher released Dear Mom, Love Cher - an hour-long documentary that took a detailed look into their lives and incredibly close bond.
Ahead of the show’s release, Cher described her mum as ‘exactly like Rocky. She never gives up!’
Holt, who married six times, had two daughters Cher and Georganne LaPiere and two grandchildren Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman.
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Claire Reid