In Variety this week, writer Marc Malkin recalled the ingenious way he got to Cher. Speaking of the encounter in a new interview with the legendary musician, Malkin recalled how, a few years go, they crossed paths on the red carpet at a Mike Nichols event. He and other reporters shouted questions, but she ignored them and walked on. "Feeling courageous — or maybe more desperate — I yelled out as loud as I could, 'Cher!' She turned around. When our eyes met, I screamed, 'I'm gay.' "Cher smiled and came over to me. I got my interview." In sharing his recollection with the superstar on the "Just for Variety" podcast, Cher jokingly responded, "You said the magic word. And it worked. ... It shows my commitment." That, Malkin recalled, went, way, way back to when 10-year old Cherilyn Sarkisian realized that gay men were more fun than those who were straight. It was when her mom introduced her to a group of hairdressers during a Palm Springs weekend. "I thought, 'Why are these men so much more fun than the men I know?' because I only knew straight men from my father and his friends. They were always great but wouldn't joke around as much," she remembered. "That's when it first happened to me, when I was 10. It was kind of a love affair from then on." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍??? (?: Cher / Instagram)

In Variety this week, writer Marc Malkin recalled the ingenious way he got to Cher. Speaking of the encounter in a new interview with the legendary musician, Malkin recalled how, a few years go, they crossed paths on the red carpet at a Mike Nichols event. He and other reporters shouted questions, but she ignored them and walked on. "Feeling courageous — or maybe more desperate — I yelled out as loud as I could, 'Cher!' She turned around. When our eyes met, I screamed, 'I'm gay.' "Cher smiled and came over to me. I got my interview." In sharing his recollection with the superstar on the "Just for Variety" podcast, Cher jokingly responded, "You said the magic word. And it worked. ... It shows my commitment." That, Malkin recalled, went, way, way back to when 10-year old Cherilyn Sarkisian realized that gay men were more fun than those who were straight. It was when her mom introduced her to a group of hairdressers during a Palm Springs weekend. "I thought, 'Why are these men so much more fun than the men I know?' because I only knew straight men from my father and his friends. They were always great but wouldn't joke around as much," she remembered. "That's when it first happened to me, when I was 10. It was kind of a love affair from then on." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍??? (?: Cher / Instagram)