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“Survivor 50” recap: Jimmy Fallon just punked Jeff Probst on national TV

April 23, 2026
“Survivor 50” recap: Jimmy Fallon just punked Jeff Probst on national TV

Jimmy Fallon peer pressured Jeff Probst into competing in a "Survivor" challenge… with mixed results.

Entertainment Weekly Jeff Probst on 'Survivor 50'Credit: Robert Voets/CBS

Key Points

  • But Fallon was not done! Can't stop, won't stop! He also put his name on a new twist that helped take out a prominent player while completely rewriting the rules of the game.

  • Cirie is playing the best game so far, and it's not even really close.

With apologies toAngelina Keeley,Jimmy Fallonmay actually be the master negotiator when it comes toSurvivor. The wayJeff Probsttells it, he wanted theTonight Showhost to be part of hisSurvivor 50celebritypalooza(spearfishing optional). But Fallon, suddenly drunk with late night hosting power, cut some sort of deal that he would only do it if Probst took him up on his idea to compete in aSurvivorchallenge alongside contestants.

There is a good reason why Probst would resist such an idea. And that reason is that the host actually competing in aSurvivorchallenge against contestants is completely absurd. WHICH IS ALSO THE EXACT REASON TO GO AND DO IT!

I’ve said it countless times before, and the evidence just keeps piling up: Probst has entered his weird era. And I remain absolutely here for it. Bring on the raps. Cue up some new impressions. Can we get one of the Journeys to just be tea time with Probst? (And then the tea gets pulled out of your hand and into the ocean if you don’t drink it fast enough?) It’s all so wonderfully bizarre, and the fact that the Hostmaster General has initiated IDGAF mode gives me a level of hilarious joy that I was honestly not sure could be achieved while watching a reality competition show.

But it could have been even better! And this, I blame on the contestants. Probst began the proceedings by taking out a knife and threatening to “pull a Keoni,” which I always thought was being super smooth and handsome and making all the women in theSurvivorpress corpsswoon, but also apparently means repeatedly stabbing bags of rice. However, the host had another idea.

Jeff Probst on 'Survivor 50'Credit: CBS

“I too am a fan ofSurvivor,” he announced. (I would certainly hope so.) “So I have an idea I would like to put in the game. In the spirit ofIn the Hands of the Fans, I will put the rice back up on the line, but only if five of you are willing to make a side bet… with me.” He went on to announce, “I’m running today’s challenge. You want to earn your rice, you’re going to do it by outlasting me.”

He then explained that he wanted five players to take a side bet, and if all five of them outlasted him, they got the rice. The whiny contestants immediately started complaining about the terms of the deal, explaining that they were all depleted and that Probst had a shower… although I’m not sure how much that last point plays into anything. Probst countered that he was older than all of them and had no game incentive to win. Fair.

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Eventually,Jonathanbargained Probst down to four people he had to beat. But why not go even further? Even if the players did not know the full extent of Probst’s shady backroom deal with Fallon, it was clear that the host really,reallywanted to compete in this particular challenge. Why not take advantage of that and go down to three, maybe two, possibly even just one person? I mean, on one hand, I would have been bummed had this strategy not worked because I was at this point obsessed with seeing the host compete for no reason in aSurvivorchallenge, but I was evenmoreobsessed with watching what our beloved master of ceremonies would have done if the players had been all “Nah, we’re good” and deflated every single molecule of air out of that ballon.

He was already committed! The deal with Fallon was already in place! So had the contestants called his bluff, would Probst have still competed with absolutely nothing on the line? Would he have jumped on a boat to go dump that Journey puzzle into the ocean and rip up Fallon’s parchment before anyone else could get there? Or would he have just stood there awkwardly calling the entire challenge while standing next to a whole contraptionwith an absurdly long ropethat was never even used? THESE ARE ALL FANTASTIC OPTIONS! It was a no-lose situation for us viewers. Hilarity would have ensued Choose Your Adventure Style no matter what page you turned to.

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Alas, the bargainwasstruck at four and the challenge commenced with Probst needing to beat Jonathan,Joe,Ozzy,andTiffanyto deny them the rice. In the end, he could not bestanyof them, and maybe that’s the headline on his performance and we can all make fun of him for bowing out after seven-and-a-half-minutes. That certainly would be a lot more fun. But that is also conveniently ignoring that hedidbeatRizo(almost 40 years younger),Emily,Rick, andCirie.

Contrary to Probst’s claims that he was letting down his entire crew, that’s a more-than-respectable showing for a then-63-year-old. It was fun watching the cast razz him and throw some of his previous play-by-play commentary back in his face. Of course, the best part was the montage of clips showing Probst tearing into poor challenge performances of the past, calling them pathetic and noting at one point noting that “You need to stop bitching and start throwing.” (Notice all these clips were from old-eraSurvivor, when the host unleashed a much sharper tongue while calling the action.)

So it’s not like Fallon exactly screwed over his buddy by making him put his reputation on the line in a physical competition. But there was another person whodefinitelyfelt screwed over by the comedian’s intrusion intoSurvivor 50. Let’s get into that and everything else on episode 9 ofSurvivor 50.

Tricky Ricky

Viewers may have been impressed by Rick’s fake idolmove at Tribal Council last week, but the players — both allies and adversaries alike — were far less fawning. Jonathan mocked Devens’ ego boost. Joe apparently contracted the impersonation virus that ravaged Probst’s body a few weeks back and started imitating Rick’s idol retrieval antics. And Cirie’s Rizard of Oz alliance (that’s just a terrible nickname, by the way) were all marveling at how dumb Devens’ move was because it put a huge target right on his back.

“Devens’ actions at Tribal just was perfect,” Cirie explained. “I loved every second of it. He just made a bullseye on his back, and anybody that has a bigger target than me is beneficial to me in this game.”

Even Rick’s alleged ally was annoyed. “I am angry at Rick because he put our entire alliance in jeopardy with his antics,” noted Emily. “Because now it’s target number one.” (I literally screamed “NOOOOOOOO!” at my TV set like some sort of lunatic when Rick informed Emily that the idol was not, in fact, real. From what we’ve seen this season, telling Emilyanythingis akin to just broadcasting it to the entire tribe on a coconut speaker phone.)

However, it’s hard to blame Rick for making his fake idol move. My understanding from having talked to several different people on both sides of the vote is that it still would have beenCoachandChrissygoing to the jury even without the Devens fake idol play. However, it definitely would have been a closer vote. And if you’re sitting there in Rick’s shoes knowing votes are coming your way, and also knowing people lie for a living out there so you can’t truly knowhow manyparchments will have your name on them, then you kindahaveto make the move and deal with the fallout later. And as we saw, there were other bigger targets to take out anyway.

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Rick Devens on 'Survivor 50'Credit: CBS

Jimmy’s Journey

Joe won immunity, holding a bucket containing 25 percent of his pregame body weight the longest, but he won something else as well — the power to pick someone to go on a Journey.

Man, I do not like what Joe did here at all. Instead of making a strategic decision, he just asked who wanted to go and then told all who raised their hands to play rock, paper, scissors to determine who won. LAME! Make a decision, my man! Put some thought and strategy behind it! Even though it ended up working out to their advantage, you can’t be purely results-based when evaluating this decision-making process. That fact that Joe allowed one of the few people (Christian) his alliance didnotwant to have an opportunity to win an advantage to go do exactly that is inexplicable. Not a fan.

As for the Journey, it was aRachel LaMontspecial, with a puzzle that would get pulled into the ocean if you did not finish it fast enough — seriously one of the coolest inventions ever for the show. Watching those anchors and ropes get pulled into the deep ratchets up the tension and pressure a hundred times over. And the shots of the objects falling into the abyss are so epic. Love it. This time, it was a seemingly simpleSurvivorlogo puzzle, and with puzzle-masterChristian Hubickiat the controls, it appeared to be an easy done deal.

A note that began all casual-like with “Hey, it’s Jimmy Fallon…” informed Christian that if he succeed in solving the puzzle while there was still a puzzle to solve, that he would get to vote for a player right then and there so they would have already have a vote against them in the urn and have no idea it was there. Let’s break down this advantage should it be won. This is a great wrinkle. In fact, the only thing I don’t like about it is the goofy name (“The Jimmy Fallon One in the Urn”).

Christian Hubicki on 'Survivor 50'Credit: Robert Voets/CBS

The first part of Christian having to vote for someone without any conversations with his alliance partners and having no idea what was going on back at camp is kind of delicious. And while a single vote in a tribe this large would not be likely to carry that much importance, it still had the potential to cause confusion, and possibly, hurt feelings if it did not match up to the vote later.

I think it’s super inventive and fun. We’ll get to the losing part twist in a bit, but first, are you as shocked as I was that Christian failed in this puzzle? It’s been a mixed bag for the professor on puzzles this season. We’ve seen some successes, but some big loses as well. I thought he had this one in the bag for sure. I thought wrong. And he looked absolutely despondent, informing us, “I don’t think people realize how often people who you think are smart people feel stupid. We try to keep it to ourselves. But here, you can’t.”

You want to know what would be considered stupid in mostSurvivorparts? Voting yourself out of the game. But it turned out after his loss that it was exactly what Christian would be forced to do.  He was instructed (by Fallon, I guess???)  to open up an envelope in front of the entire tribe and inform them that he had to vote for himself at Tribal Council. As much as I loved the winning option of this twist, I don’t know if I can get down with the losing punishment of having to write your own name down to be voted out of the game. And why in the name of Tata the Bushman did he have to reveal to everyone his punishment? Those Journey losses are usually a mystery to spin however one sees fit, but for some weird reason Christian was forced to announce his penalty… which only assured his downfall.

Maybe I am just being too OG on his one, but having to vote yourself out at Tribal Council seems like such a fundamentally wrong thing to do within the structure of the game. It is actually against the rules and not something you are allowed to do. I wouldn’t have had an issue if it said a vote would automatically appear in the urn with his name on it. But the act of making a player —anyplayer — physically write his or her own name down just doesn’t sit right with me. I’m not going to make a big stink about it, but it feels like something that should remain off-limits. (Plus, I don’t like the fact that having to vote for yourself also took away any chance of a Shot in the Dark play, making it a far greater punishment than the reward of putting a vote in the urn should you have solved the puzzle.) But I guess that’s what makes me an old fuddy duddy.

Christian Hubicki on 'Survivor 50'Credit: Robert Voets/CBS

Cirie runs circles around the competition (again)

There’s a misconception that a strong social game onSurvivoris just getting people to like you and not wanting to vote you off, while still liking you enough at the end to hand you $1 million — and sure, that is a huge component of it. But the other, equally important facet that often gets overlooked is the ability to make everyone believe you are on their side while successfully hiding your true allegiance.

Everyone knew from the jump how aligned Rick and Christian were, and it has cost them. All the honor and integrity people have seemingly done a terrible job of obscuring their true island BFFs. And then there is Cirie. Last week, it was Chrissy pushing Cirie to oust Rizo, having no idea how aligned they were… in turn, cementing her own ouster. And this week you had both Christian and Emily pitching an Ozzy blindside to Ozzy’s biggest ally. And Cirie played along brilliantly both times. She didn’t sit there and try to argue for his safety, which may have set off alarm bells. She acted like she thought it was a good idea before working behind the scenes to do the exact opposite and take out the person who suggested it. She even took part in Christina’s goofy decision to refer to Ozzy like he was freakin’ Voldemort or the guitarist from the Dwarves.

The fact that no one had a clue that Cirie was aligned that closely with Rizo or Ozzy is stunning, especially since Emily and Christian were on original Cila with both Cirie and Ozzy so would have had the most insight to their dynamic.

Cirie Fields on 'Survivor 50'Credit: Robert Voets/CBS

As we went into Tribal Council, the only question was whether it would be Emily or Christian who paid the ultimate price for attempting to oust Cirie’s number one. Tiffany was insistent on Emily, while Rizo was pushing hard for Hubicki because he could win immunities and could not play his Shot in the Dark due to having to cast a vote for himself. Hard to argue against that logic. It’s also hard to argue against that silver suit that Coach was wearing to Tribal Council. Did you see that thing? More likeFashionSlayer, am I right? Impeccable.

Christian took every chance he could during Tribal to smack-talk Fallon for smacking him right out of the game, although his fate may have been sealed once he pitched He Who Should Not Be Named to Cirie. And while I am giving Cirie massive credit for this move, I also want to give the R-I-Z-G-O-D some props. Not for any game play, mind you, but if you watch the slow-motion clips of the votes being cast during Christian’s final words, you will see Rizo appearing to do the robot while voting out the robotics professor. Solid attention to detail. But seriously, I am flabbergasted that we are now nine episodes in and THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS SEEMED THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED WITH TAKING OUT CIRIE WASJENNA LEWIS!!! #JennaWasRight.

Christian was the dominant personality of the pre-merge. Granted, that was mostly due to the fact that his tribes kept losing, but he engineered the first jaw-dropping move of the season when he took out his formerWhite LotusdirectorMike White. “I hope you enjoyed watching me play, because I enjoyed playing,” he said during his final words. I enjoyed watching you play, Christian. And I’ll enjoy breaking down the highs and lows of your game when we chat for our exit interview on Thursday morning.

As always, thanks for reading along, everybody. Go check out our latestSurvivor 50Mystery Boxarticle for some special exclusives as well as an examination of if we are getting aSurvivor 50Loved One visit or not. Meanwhile, I will go start preparing next week’s scoop of the crispy while remaining extremely nervous about the impending appearance of one MrBeast.

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Cher’s family tree: The superstar's relatives include Sonny Bono, Gregg Allman — and yes, Julie Andrews

April 23, 2026
Cher’s family tree: The superstar's relatives include Sonny Bono, Gregg Allman — and yes, Julie Andrews

Cher was married to entertainer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and rocker Gregg Allman.

Entertainment Weekly Cher with Sonny Bono and Chaz in 1970; Cher and Gregg Allman in 1977Credit: Max B. Miller/Fotos International/Getty; Ron Galella/getty

Key Points

  • She had children with both husbands: Chaz Bono, who transitioned from female to male as an adult, and Elijah Blue Allman.

  • In 2025, Cher learned that Elijah had fathered a child in 2010 with the step-granddaughter of Julie Andrews.

Cher’s family tree is rooted in Hollywood, with branches that extend to singer-politicianSonny Bono, rockerGregg Allman, and evenDame Julie Andrews.

The 79-year-old has had a storied life as an entertainer, spanning music, television, and film, and isone Tony shy of an EGOT.

Along the way, her family members have also had their moments in the spotlight.

Mother: Georgia Holt

Cher with her mother Georgia Holt in 2010Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Cher was born Cheryl Sarkisian, the only daughter of club singer Georgia Holt and John Sarkisian, a truck driver in Southern California. The couple divorced in 1947 when their daughter was only 10 months old, and Cher rarely saw her father during her childhood.

Holt remarried and divorced six more times, including a second marriage to Sarkisian in the 1960s. With each new stepfather, Cher moved along with her mother, from California to Texas and New York before ultimately returning to Los Angeles, where Holt pursued an acting career and scored bit parts onI Love LucyandThe Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.

Because of these early struggles, Holt gave her daughter a piece of advice, which Cher famously shared with Jane Pauley in 1996: “My mom said to me, ‘You know sweetheart, you should settle down and marry a rich man.’ And I said,'Mom, I am a rich man.'"

Holt was the subject of the 2013 documentary that aired on Lifetime calledDear Mom, Love Cher,which featured interviews with her famous daughter and grandchildren, Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman. Also that year, the 85-year-old released an album,Honky Tonk Woman, which includes a duet with Cher, "I'm Just Your Yesterday."

Holt died in 2022 at age 96, following a bout with pneumonia, which Cher announced on social media.

Half-sister: Georganne LaPiere

In 1951, 5-year-old Cher became a big sister when her mother had a baby, a daughter namedGeorganne, with third husband John Southall, an actor. The marriage was over by 1955, when the couplemade headlinesafter Southall took a butcher knife to a convertible loaned to his estranged wife by actorWilliam Meader.

Six years later, Cher and Georganne were adopted by Holt’s fourth husband, bank manager Gilbert LaPiere.

Georganne followed in her sister’s footsteps, making her television debut in 1972 onThe Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. Over the next two decades, she acted in some of the most popular shows of the time:General Hospital,The Love Boat,Welcome Back, Kotter,Happy Days, andT.J. Hooker.

Sonny Bono and Cher in 1966Credit: Ivan Keeman/Redferns via Getty

First husband: Sonny Bono

At the age of 16, Cher was already performing at clubs on Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip, where she befriended songwriter Sonny Bono, who was working for record producerPhil Spector. Through that connection, Cher landed several gigs as a backing vocalist, including on the 1963 hit "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes.

The following year, her friendship with Bono blossomed into romance when the two recorded their first duet,“The Letter”— and that October, they eloped in Tijuana, Mexico.

The newlyweds scored their greatest hit in 1965 with “I Got You Babe,” which hit No. 1 on the music charts. Beyond their music, Sonny and Cher became international fashion idols, as teens copied her stick-straight hair and his fur vests.

Chastity (now Chaz), Sonny Bono, and Cher in 1973Credit: Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty

In 1969, the duo became a trio when Cher gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Chastity in honor of the film they were making at the time of her conception (Chastity, now known as Chaz, transitioned from female to male in 2009).Chastity, a romantic drama Bono wrote and produced as a starring vehicle for Cher, was a box-office bomb that put them deep into debt.

Musically, it was just as shaky for the counterculture couple, as their songs also fell out of popularity by the end of the decade. They bounced back on TV in 1971 withThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, a variety show that featured Carol Burnett, George Burns, the Supremes, Dick Clark, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

After four seasons,The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hourwas canceled when Sonny and Cher ended their marriage. Despite a contentious divorce, the two reunited on television forThe Sonny and Cher Showin 1976.

Bono shifted from entertainment to politics in 1988, when he was elected the mayor of Palm Springs, Calif. After a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 1992, he successfully won the Republican nomination to represent California’s 44th congressional district (South Los Angeles). Bono was reelected in 1996, but died halfway through his second term. On Jan. 5, 1998, the 62-year-old crashed into a tree while skiing in Lake Tahoe and was killed instantly, leaving behind his widow, Mary, and their two young children.

Sonny Bono and Cher in 1981Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty

Cher had remained good friends with her ex, and when she heard the tragic news, "I got completely hysterical," she recalled toPEOPLEin 2004."I fell down on the floor. Everything was awful. I got on a plane and flew straight to Palm Springs, and everybody in his life was there."

Eldest child: Chaz Bono

In her divorce from Sonny, Cher won custody of their child, then known as Chastity. At the age of 18, after graduating from the esteemed LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York, Chastity came out as a lesbian to family. Despite Cher being a gay icon, she initially wasn’t accepting and kicked the teen out of the house.

"She freaked out for about a week and then called me up to apologize," Chaz recalled onThe Joy Behar Showin 2011.

Cher and Chaz Bono in 2017 in Washington, D.CCredit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Cher was much more supportive when Chaz decided to transition from female to male, which was documented in the 2011 filmBecoming Chaz. Privately, however, the singer struggled with the change.

"It took me a minute," she confessed to theLos Angeles Timesin 2023, "because you’ve been with a child for 40 years, and then all of a sudden… but you know what? Chaz was so happy!"

In 2017, Chaz reconnected with Shara Blue Mathes, a woman he met in the late 1980s when the two were both studying acting in New York. After nine years of dating, the couple made it official in March 2026, with Cher seated in the front row.

"I first met Shara more than 40 years ago when we were just teenagers," Chaz toldPEOPLE. "I think it’s safe to say that not many grooms ultimately end up marrying the very first girl they ever kissed so many years later."

Cher and Gregg Allman in 1978Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Second Husband: Gregg Allman

Four days after finalizing her divorce from Sonny Bono, Cher married rocker Gregg Allman, her boyfriend of five months, in Las Vegas on June 30, 1975.

"There was nothing romantic about our wedding day," she wrote in 2024’sCher: The Memoir, Part One.

Nine days later, they split as the Allman Brothers Band singer struggled with heroin addiction. Within a month, the newlyweds reconciled and Cher became pregnant. When she told her husband, however, he initially didn’t believe the news and avoided her altogether, sherevealedin her memoir. At the time, Cher was still on television with her ex-husband and Allman rejected the public perception that they were in a love triangle with Bono.

She realized how the Georgia-based rocker felt when she discovered aletterhe had written, in which he weighed his options.

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"I have two choices — go back to Macon and be heartbroken and lonely, or stay here and be made a fool of, the latter of which I just can’t do because I’m a man, and a damn good one," Allman wrote.

Gregg (center) with the Allman Brothers Band in 1970Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

They stayed together, and in July 1976 the couple welcomed their son, Elijah Blue Allman. It was a short-lived bliss, as Cher filed for divorce a second time in March 1977. But once again, she changed her mind.

As they worked on their marriage, the couple also collaborated musically:Two the Hard Way, a pop-rock album released in November 1977. Despite it being a critical and commercial failure, Cher and Allman embarked on a world tour that was ultimately the final straw. In December, she filed for divorce for the very last time.

"Nobody ever made me feel as happy as Gregory did," Cher toldPEOPLEin 1978. "God, he’s wonderful. I don’t understand why he can’t see it. He’s the kindest, most gentle, loving husband and father. But then, he forgets and everything goes to s---."

Allman received a liver transplant in 2010 after suffering from hepatitis C. Two years later, he battled cancer. In 2017, the 69-year-old died in his sleep at home in Georgia. Cher was among the mourners at the funeral, which was also attended by former president Jimmy Carter.

Reflecting on her "intense" relationship with Allman in 2018, Cher told theDaily Mail, "It's hard to have a marriage with someone who's doing drugs. Drugs and I were just never meant to be together. I thought it was stupid and still do. I saw too many people where it ruined their lives. It ruined Gregory's life."

Cher with son Elijah Blue Allman in 1977Credit: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Son: Elijah Blue Allman

Cher and Gregg Allman's son, Elijah Blue, inherited their musical talents, as well as his father’s addictions. He was only 11 when he began experimenting with marijuana and ecstasy, before turning to harder drugs like heroin.

“I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past,” Elijah confessed toEntertainment Tonightin 2014. “[Heroin] kind of saved me… If I didn't have that at that point, I don't know what I would have done.”

It was his mother’s boyfriend, KISS singer Gene Simmons, who gave Elijah his first guitar at the age of 13. A decade later, he appeared with Cher’s band in the music video for her 1989 song,"If I Could Turn Back Time."After auditioning to perform with Nine Inch Nails, but being passed over, Elijah started his own band, Deadsy, which released three albums before disbanding in 2007.

The self-professed "black sheep" of the family, he’s had periods of estrangement from his famous mother.

"He and I have such a bizarre relationship," she admitted during a 2004 appearance onDr. Phil. "We’ve had so many strange moments. I don’t really understand him. Somehow Elijah and I kind of talk through osmosis."

In 2013, when he married fellow rocker Marieangela King, British singer for the band King, Elijah didn't invite his mother to the wedding.

Their relationship took an even stranger turn when Elijah and King separated in 2021. A year later, as they were attempting to reconcile, King accused her estranged mother-in-law ofhiring men to abduct46-year-old Elijah from a New York hotel where they were staying. She also alleged in 2022 legal documents that she couldn’t "see or speak" to Elijah, who was "currently in lockdown" at an undisclosed treatment facility.

Elijah Blue Allman and Cher in 2002Credit: SGranitz/WireImage

In 2023, Cher filed for conservatorship of Elijah, butdropped her petitionthe following year.

"This outcome allows the parties to focus on healing and rebuilding their family bond," his attorneys toldEntertainment Weeklyat the time.

But in February 2026, after Elijah wasarrestedin back-to-back incidents on charges including disorderly conduct, burglary, and criminal mischief, Cher again sought a conservatorship for her"gravely disabled"son, claiming, "his drug dependency is at its worst."

The document claims Elijah has "no concept of money," alleging that he spends any he gets "immediately" and "almost exclusively" on "drugs, expensive hotels, and limousine transportation."

At the time ofCher's petitionin March 2026, her son was being held at a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, where he was arrested, "in an attempt to restore him to competency to face criminal charges." Ahearingregarding the conservatorship is scheduled for April 24.

Julie Andrews (right) with her husband Blake Edwards and step-daughter Jennifer EdwardsCredit: L. Cohen/WireImage

Granddaughter: Ever

Out of the grave situation with Elijah came some good news when Cher discovered he had fathered a child back in 2010, making her a grandmother. But even more fascinating is who the 15-year-old named Ever calls her great-grandmother:Mary PoppinsOscar winner Julie Andrews.

Ever is the daughter Kayti Edwards and granddaughter of Jennifer Edwards, who is the child of the latePink Pantherfilmmaker Blake Edwards and his first wife, actress Patricia Edwards. Blake was later married toSound of Musicstar Andrews for 41 years until his death.

Kayti revealed the family secret in anApril 2026 interviewwithThe Sun, detailing everything from how Cher reacted to the news to her first meeting with her granddaughter.

According to Kayti, Elijah “blurted out” that he had a child following a drug overdose in 2021, starting the rumor in the family. In June 2025, Cher reached out to Kayti "and asked if it was true, so I had to confess... When she heard the news, she was speechless.”

Three months later, they all met for the first time when Cher invited Ever and Kayti to her home in Malibu. That Christmas, she sent her granddaughter a present. Since then, the two have exchanged phone calls and more gifts as they make up for lost time.

Kayti EdwardsCredit: facebook

When it comes to Elijah, as Cher seeks to get her son the help he needs she’s “also very protective of Ever and the family dynamic,” adds Kayti, who talked about her relationship with her famous step-grandmother.

“I craved the ideal of grandma baking cookies in the kitchen with me, but it wasn't like that,” she toldThe Sun. "We had cooks and were raised by nannies. To talk to my grandma, I had to call her assistant.”

Kayti, who said she also datedMatthew PerryandDax Shepard, publicly defied her grandparents as an adult. In 2001, sheposed nudeinHustlerfor $10,000.

"If Julie and my grandfather had wanted to pay off my student loans, I wouldn’t have done it,"she said.

CNN's Larry Kingconfronted Andrews abouther granddaughter’sMary Poppins-themed pictorial during a live interview later that year.

"I was more sad than angry," the actress confessed. "I mean, she's 25-years-old. She's old enough to make up her own mind… I think Blake was more mad than I was."

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Watch: Prince Harry issues rare message to Donald Trump over Ukraine war

April 23, 2026
Watch: Prince Harry issues rare message to Donald Trump over Ukraine war

The Duke of Sussex delivered a direct message toDonald TrumpandVladimir Putinin a surprise address during his visit to Kyiv on Thursday (23 April).

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In a rare input on global matters,Prince Harryappealed to "American leadership" to show that "it can honour its international treaty obligations - not out of charity, but out of its enduring role in global security and strategic stability.”

King Charles III's youngest son also called on the Russian leader to “stop this war”, as he condemned the “systematic war crimes” of the Ukrainian conflict.

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