Cher’s mother, actress Georgia Holt, dies at age 96

In this photo from Nov 18, 2010, singer/actress Cher and her mum Georgia Holt pose as Cher is immortalised with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Photo: TNS

Cher’s mother died over the weekend. Georgia Holt was 96.

“Mom is gone,” the 76-year-old singer tweeted at 12:02 a.m. on Sunday (Dec 11), followed by a sad-faced emoji.