Cher has revealed that she had considered suicide during her marriage to Sonny Bono.
The singer who was married to Sonny from 1969 to 1975, released the first part of her self titled memoir this week, where she lifts the lid on her "loveless marriage" to her musical partner.
In fact, the singer revealed that she considered jumping from a Las Vegas hotel balcony to escape her husband in 1972. She said that she felt "trapped" as every aspect of her life was controlled by her former spouse.
Cher also claimed that Sonny was so jealous, that he would not let her wear perfume, taking full control of her career and finances. She was not allowed to own her own bank account.
"I was dizzy with loneliness," she wrote. "I saw how easy it would be to step over the edge and simply disappear".
On the night in question, Cher said that she felt so "defeated", that she did not see another way out.
The singer continued: "For a few crazy minutes I couldn't imagine any other option".
"I did this five or six times, and each time I'd think about (their child) Chaz, about my mother (Georgia), about my sister (Georganne), about everybody and how things like this could make people who look up to me feel that it's a viable situation and I would step back inside".
It was at this point, Cher revealed that she had an epiphany: "I don't have to jump off. I can just leave him".
She also alleged that Sonny "seriously thought" of killing her towards the end of their marriage.
The couple were officially married in 1969, having had an unofficial wedding in 1964, before filing for divorce in 1974, which was finalised in 1975, following a long and hostile custody battle over their son Chaz.
