Hollywood and followers around the globe are mourning the lack of Val Kilmer, who handed away at this time on the age of 65 as a result of pneumonia. Recognized for his iconic roles in Prime Gun, Batman Endlessly, and The Doorways, Val was additionally well-known for his high-profile relationships. Amongst them was his romance with singer-actor Cher, who as soon as made a shocking revelation—he was the one man who ever dumped her.
Val and Cher started relationship in 1982 when she was 36 and he was 23. Their relationship, regardless of a 13-year age hole, was passionate and stuffed with admiration. Nevertheless, it led to 1984, simply as Val’s Hollywood profession was starting to rise together with his first main position within the action-comedy Prime Secret! Whereas they parted methods, Cher later admitted that Val had been one of many few males to interrupt up along with her.
Throughout a 2024 look on The Howard Stern Present, Cher playfully spoke about her previous relationships and the expectation that males had when relationship her. When Stern requested, “Who would ever go away you?” Cher candidly responded, “Few males, few males. A pair. Look, I used to be head over heels in love with Val Kilmer and he left.” Stern, shocked by the admission, questioned Val’s resolution, asking, “He’s having fabulous intercourse with one of the vital stunning ladies on this planet, what the f**okay’s the issue with this man?”
Cher urged that their age hole might need been an element of their breakup, saying, “Typically you are solely meant to stick with somebody so lengthy, and Val was like—he was actually younger.”
Earlier, in a 2021 interview with Individuals, Cher mirrored on their relationship, explaining that on the time, relationship youthful males was extra widespread for her as a result of males her personal age discovered her intimidating. Nevertheless, she emphasised that there have been no arduous emotions and that she and Val remained shut pals for many years. “I do not know the way we stayed pals, we simply did. We did not attempt. We simply have been,” she stated.
Past his relationship with Cher, Val was romantically linked to a number of high-profile ladies. He dated supermodel Cindy Crawford and actress Daryl Hannah, whom he described as one among his biggest loves. He additionally co-starred with Angelina Jolie in Alexander, later expressing admiration for her, although there was no affirmation of a relationship. Val was married to actress Joanne Whalley, whom he met on the set of Willow (1988). The couple divorced in 1996 after eight years of marriage and had two youngsters, Mercedes and Jack.
