The singer Cher78, remembered his late friend and ex-boyfriend, Val Kilmer. He, who died at age 65 last Tuesday (1) due to pneumonia, Dated the artist in the 1980s.
According to her, the two had nicknamed each other.
“Val didn’t want to scream ‘Cher’, and I didn’t want to scream ”, so we called ourselves from Sid and Ethhel,” People magazine told People in 2020. “And we also had other nicknames: Maximus and Sherrus Reprimandus.”
The names made sense, according to Cher.
“They mean exactly what they say,” he explained. “It was simply who I was indoors.”
Even after the end, they remained friends, keeping in touch over the years by text messages and emails.
“We don’t see each other so often. He always wants me to go to his studio, but there are a lot of people there and I get awkward,” he told the magazine. “He always wants me to do something, and I just say, ‘I can’t, Vallus, I just can’t.’ Or he just says, ‘Cher, come on’.”
According to Kilmer’s autobiography, published in 2020, Cher was a great support for him after his diagnosis in 2014, hosting him at home for a while.
“One night I suddenly woke up vomiting blood, which covered the bed like a scene of ‘The Powerful Boss’. I said immediately, then I called 911. Then I warned my hostess,” Kilmer wrote. “Cher came into action and did everything for me.”
In 2021, Cher spoke about their friendship:
“We became friends because we laughed at the same things all the time,” she said.
“The relationship was of intense love and many laughs to a great admiration for each other’s talent,” he explained. “We had amazing moments and we also went through difficult times, because we were both alpha. Each one had their individuality and none of us were willing to give up it.”
After Kilmer’s death, Cher paid tribute on social networks.
“Valus. I will miss you. You were funny, crazy, a foot in the sack, a great friend, the kids love you,” he wrote in X. “Brilliant as Mark Twain, brave during their illness.”
Painful
Will miss u,U Were Funny,crazy,pain in the ass,GREAT FRIEND,kids💜U,
BRILLIANT as Mark Twain,
BRAVE here during ur sickness– Seek)
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