Cher Surprises Chaz Bono On Ellen
Sept. 14 2011, Published 4:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Chaz Bono stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, and Breaking Celebrity News has all the details for you.
Ellen surprises Chaz, 42, with a phone call from his biggest supporter, his mother, Cher and discusses the controversy surrounding him taking part on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, which premieres next Monday.
Here's how the conversation goes:
Ellen: We have someone on the phone… Hello, Cher. It’s your Mom.
Cher: Hi Sweetheart. How are you?
Ellen: I’m fantastic. How are you?
Cher: I’m good.
Ellen: I was just saying to Chaz. What a brave human being. You must be so proud of how brave he is?
Cher: I am. Chaz and I actually talked about this several times over the years and then nothing happened. And in one way I thought, oh god, this is going to be so terrible. He is going to have to go through so much. The way he’s handled himself. You know, my child, is a wonderful child.
Chaz: Thank you.
Ellen: I just want to hear your thoughts on people that are saying that they should boycott the show. They’re asking people not to watch DWTS. What would you say to them?
Cher: You know, I don’t know if people are that determined…if you got that excess time and that amount of hostility, I’m not so sure that I can say anything to you that would make you change your feelings. Because you know t