Cher 'set herself on fire' on movie set after dangerous wardrobe blunder

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The Cut that she was filming an outdoor scene where her and Nicolas's characters were arguing and crying, and that it was so cold that their lips were actually turning blue. "In a doorway, they kept this space heater for me, and I got too close to it and set the back of my coat on fire," she explained.The star went on: "The moment people smelled something coming from where I was, they stepped in.

They were like, 'She can’t go up in flames until we're finished with the film'."Cher, 75, said that she was fine after the scary incident and that she still has the coat that caught fire.When the interviewer asked what condition it was in after the blaze, the Believe singer said it was "singed".Moonstruck, which follows an Italian-American widow named Loretta who falls for her fiance's brother, was a big hit when it was unveiled 35 years ago and it was nominated for six Academy Awards in 1988.On the night, Cher scooped the coveted best actress gong for her dazzling performance as Loretta.It also won best original screenplay and late silver screen star Olympia Dukakis took home the little gold statuette for best supporting actress.

In 2020, Cher told the New York Times that the movie was "special" and that there was a real closeness and camaraderie among everyone making it. "It's when everything is right," she said, saying she could remember so many moments from the shoot all those years ago."And it was because we were always together," she added."And we really got along.

Really, really got along. We just loved each other." For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. .