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Cher, 76, causes a stir as diamond ring gift from boyfriend, 36, sparks engagement rumours
Twitter followers yesterday by displaying a diamond teardrop jewelled ring, which was presented to her by boyfriend Alexander Edwards, 36, in a black velvet box.She captioned the picture, which saw Alexander clutching onto the gift: “THERE R NO WORDS, ALEXANDER,A.E."The singer gushed over her beau’s Christmas surprise, before insisting she had only tweeted the photo of the huge ring because Alexander’s painted nails “are so cool”.However, that didn’t stop Cher’s fans from going into meltdown and asking if the Mamma Mia actress got engaged on Christmas Day.One Twitter user, Linda Roy, commented: “Did he propose?”Fan Sarah-Louse Robertson assumed the couple were set to tie the knot, as she replied: “Congratulations grab happiness with both hands, but have a pre nup too x.”Tom Vlasic worried: “No, please don’t, way to soon for an engagement.”(sic)Jasmine excitedly added: “OMG did he propose to you!!!?? Mama lovely.” Another Twitter user, Ani, simply asked if the singer was going to become “mrs edwards”.Cher didn’t directly respond to the speculation about her relationship status, but later re-posted the snap of the ring with a new caption."I posted this cause his nails are so cool," the If I Could Turn Back Time hitmaker cryptically tweeted.It comes after Cher addressed the age-gap romance between herself and Alexander, insisting that “love doesn’t know math”.Hitting back at criticism over their differing ages, Cher tweeted: "We're happy, we're grown ups."The star later admitted: "On paper This Looks strange (Even 2 ME) A.E Says [love heart emoji] Doesn’t Know Math [sic]."Cher confirmed her new romance last month, revealing how her love affair with Alexander began.She told a fan: “In the end he came after me, till we met in
