Cher was initially reluctant to join the cast of her new animated flick Bobbleheads: The Movie because she “hates” the sound of her own voice.
The Believe singer plays a bobblehead version of herself in the movie, who offers up words of wisdom to a group of misfits trying to save one of their friends.
While Cher has enjoyed a celebrated movie career with roles in Moonstruck, The Witches of Eastwick and Burlesque, she admits being asked to do a voiceover role came as a shock.
“I’ve been famous for a million years, and no one has ever asked me to do voiceovers,” she tells People. “I do have a strange voice, I think, for voiceovers, because it’s monotonous.
“I mean, when you see my face, it’s better when I’m talking. But it’s a very strange… I don’t even know. I hate hearing myself. So it’s a strange voice.”
The Alive Again star admits she almost pulled out of the project when she realised its target audience likely wouldn’t know who she was – but in the end, she’s thrilled with how the film turned out.
“It’s like Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” adds Cher, referring to the 2018 movie musical. “I just kept thinking, ‘What am I doing in this film? This is a film for young people. Little kids don’t know who I am.’
“But I realised that it didn’t make any difference. It didn’t make any difference if kids knew who I was or not. My character was great, I was wearing my Turn Back Time outfit, and I was helping the little kids.
“For me, it was a story about being yourself. It helps kids without them really even knowing it. But kids need to know to be themselves. And everybody has something that maybe they’re not happy with, or they’re nervous about, or whatever. But I think this is something that sends a good message.”
Bobbleheads: The Movie, starring Karen Fukuhara, Brenda Song, Khary Peyton, Julian Sands, Luke Wilson and Jennifer Coolidge, is available on-demand now.
