She added that “everyone just disappeared” when she first saw him, recalling that “he was the most unusual person I’d ever seen.”
Soon, Cher and Bono were living together. They began a romantic relationship, though this took a while to blossom. According to Cher, Bono simply wasn’t physically attracted to her at first. That soon changed, and the couple began dating for real.
Most importantly, the couple had a child, Chaz Bono, together. He was originally born Chastity Bono on March 4, 1969. However, because he was a celebrity child, he became famous immediately and it wasn’t long before TV audiences got to see him.
Chaz Bono – early life
Bono was named after the movie Chasity, a movie produced by Sonny. Cher played the lead role, portraying a young, bisexual hippie runaway.
Apparently, Chastity was conceived during the making of the film.
As a child, Chaz appeared numerous times in The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. He usually came on at the end of each episode, when Sonny and Cher sang “I Got You Babe“.
In this way, Chaz became a familiar face to the American audience.
But few knew what he was going through at home and at school. Early in his life, Chaz couldn’t relate to other girls and their interests.
”I’d look at other girls my age and feel perplexed by their interest in fashion or which boy was the cutest,” Chaz told Daily Mail in 2011.
Came out as a lesbian
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