Cher recounts in her new memoir, 'Cher: The Memoir, Part One,' how she discovered later in life that a hospital nurse put the wrong first name on her birth certificate. When she asked her mother, Georgia Holt, about the mix-up, she said, 'I was only a teenager, and I was in a lot of pain. Give me a break.
The music legend remembers her mom telling her, "I was only a teenager, and I was in a lot of pain," after she discovered the error made by a hospital nurseErin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than 15 years.Jeff Nelson is the Senior Music Editor at PEOPLE. He has been with the brand since 2014, editing, writing and reporting across entertainment verticals., which was released on Nov.
While her mother was recovering, a nurse visited her room and asked what she planned to name her newborn. "My mother had no idea, but the woman insisted so she replied, 'Well, Lana Turner's my favorite actress and her little girl's called Cheryl. My mother's name is Lynda, so how about Cherilyn? ' " the "Believe" singer recounts in her memoir.
She explained: “Instead, we learned about life by listening to her talk about the things she did wrong and the things she did right.” The music icon also admitted to being "really strong-headed" as a child and putting her mom through some trials with her wild behavior.
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