Cher says she was 'absolutely fine' with playing Meryl Streep's mother in Mamma
She's often referred to as the Goddess Of Pop, who is still at the top of her game at the age of 72. And Cher proved that age is just a number, as she spoke candidly about playing Meryl Streep's mother in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Aga i n despite only having a 4- year age gap between them.
The music icon joked about the role:
'I am older than her
– by four years! When they asked I said, "That's absolutely fine, that's cool."'
Talking about if she had to be persuaded to take the role, she continued:
' Yes. But, my agent called me and said,
"You're in the new Mamma Mia film" and then hung up. I didn't have much choice!'
Set ten years after the original, the film f o l l ows Sophie ( Amanda Seyfried) as she tries to run her mother Donna's ( Streep) villa in Greece whilst pregnant, as she finds out more about her past. In the sequel Cher plays Ruby Sheridan, Sophie's grandmother and Donna's mother who was out of the pict u re until she appears uninvited at the villa.
As well as taking on Abba's discography in the film, Cher is also busy with her own music career as she admitted to ' working on' a new album while continuing to tour around the world.
Of her decision to keep performing on stage, the Believe singer said: ' Who knew I would be touring at my age. 'No one expects to be working at 72 and I didn't think I'd be doing it,' before she said of when she might stop: 'I don't have a number in my head.'