As you may or may not know it’s the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Mardi Gras which is happening right this second and again, as you may or may not know Cher is there performing and blessing everyone with her presence. If that’s not enough to make you hyperventilate and or vomit glitter everywhere, Cher just watched a whole bunch of Cher clones (representing Qantas) in a chorus line belting out her iconic singles and Cher absolute bloody loved it.
Be still my beating heart.
Okay, we’re going straight to the pics ‘cos you need these in your life right now:
CHER IS HERE. CHER IS HERE! They’ve actually stopped the parade for her. Look at her with the @Qantas drag queens and Alan Joyce. @cher #MG40JOY #SydneyMardiGras #MardiGras40 pic.twitter.com/aAbH4SlJ4l
— JOY Media (@JOY949) March 3, 2018
Did you read that tweet? They stopped the actual parade for her so everyone could grab a picture with the queen after the tribute. And of course, everyone cried. I bet Alan Joyce was sweating.
And here’s some footage of Cher walking down a street and Sydney losing their absolute shit. Just look out for the bright orange wig and you’ll spot her straight away:
@Cher walks down Sydney’s Oxford St/Flinders St for #MardiGras40 #cher pic.twitter.com/07GMR3SDgs
— Ricardo Gonçalves (@BUSINESSricardo) March 3, 2018
Also, apparently people abandoned the damn parade to chase after Cher. I don’t blame any of them at all.
I mean, just look at our queen:
She’s so beautiful! @cher The Original Gay Icon! 🌈 #MardiGras40 pic.twitter.com/qnX2yDE0tr
— ada (@prmiscuousvocab) March 3, 2018
GODDESS.
As you can imagine, people were pretty excited to catch a glimpse of Cher. Even our Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull got a selfie with her ‘cos you’d be an idiot not to.
Welcome to Sydney, Cher! @GladysB Lucy and I and all your fans thrilled to be with you at the 40th Mardi Gras & first since Australia achieved marriage equality. pic.twitter.com/EIYDaq2OTG
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) March 3, 2018
Old mate and Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten also marched in the parade:
What a night, Sydney! #MardiGras40 pic.twitter.com/GThvFkMLUv
— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) March 3, 2018
But back to Cher, ‘cos the fact the woman can pull off a bright orange wig is ridiculous and nobody was ready for it.
Yeah, so Cher making a special appearance at the Mardi Gras is a bloody big deal mostly because her iconic song, Believe is a bloody anthem for the LGBTQI+ community.
Just check out these excited fans below:
People in the #MardiGras crowd VERY excited for Cher! @abcnews @abcsydney @sydneymardigras pic.twitter.com/b1Jv4wZH8G
— Jade Macmillan (@JadeMacmillan1) March 3, 2018
Honestly, why does Sydney get everything? It’s not fair.
Now, if you’ll excuse me. I’m going to return to my Mardi Gras Spotify playlist and cry myself a river.
