Cher Reveals Real Reason Why She Dates Younger Men Recently, Cher opened up about her dating life and why she has an affinity for dating younger men.

Cher said she even turned down Elvis Presley back in the day: “It was because I was nervous and I knew of the people around him and it wasn’t that they were bad people; it’s just that I was kind of nervous about his reputation and I mean…”

She continued, “I’m really shy when I’m not working and kind of shy around men. And the reason I go out with young men is because men my age or older — well, now they’re all dead — but before they just never—they were always terrified to approach me and younger men were the only ones that…”