‘Mom is gone’: Cher announces the death of her mother Georgia Holt at age 96 with post on Twitter

Cher has announced that her famous mother, Georgia Holt, passed away at the age of 96.

The American singer-songwriter, 76, shared the news of her mothers death with her 4 million social media followers on Saturday.

Posting on Twitter, The If I Could Turn Back Time singer wrote: “Mom is gone”.

Cher’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg later confirmed the news to the Washington Post on Sunday.

Georgia was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia in September, however her cause of death has not been revealed.

Who was Georgia Holt married to?

The actress was married six times, including twice to Cher’s father, John Paul Sarkisian.

Both of their marriages, in 1946 and 15 years later in 1965, only lasted one year.

After their marriage collapsed the first time in 1947, Georgia briefly placed Cher in a Catholic orphanage as she struggled with being a single mother.

She later married actor John Southall in 1951 and the pair had a daughter, Georganne, before divorcing in 1955.

Between 1957 and 1961, Georgia was married to Joseph Harper Collins.

In 1961, she married bank manager Gilbert Hartmann LaPiere, who legally adopted Cher and Georganne, changing their surnames to LaPiere.

The actress’s final husband was Hamilton T. Holt who she married in 1970, and remained with for four years.

Georgia began dating Craig Spencer in 1976, and despite never getting married, the pair remained in a relationship until her death.

What was Georgia Holt famous for?

Georgia began singing on an Oklahoma City radio station when she was six-years-old, and by age 10 had sung with Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.

In 1950, she made her movie debut in A Life of Her Own, but was uncredited. She received her first movie credit later that year as Grandpop’s Girl in Watch the Birdie.

She released her album Honky Tonk Woman, which includes a duet with Cher, in 2013 - despite recording it in 1982.

That same year, Cher was the executive producer of a documentary Dear Mom, Love Cher - which Georgia was the subject of.

In 2014, she appeared as a guest judge on RuPauls Drag Race.