Cher calls Queen a ‘cow’ instead of GOAT in bizarre emoji fail

Pop star Cher has hit headlines after making an epic gaffe in a Twitter tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, referring to the late monarch as a cow.

If only she could turn back time.

Cher has hit headlines after a gaffe in a Twitter tribute to Queen Elizabeth II when she referred to the late monarch as a cow.

The pop star, 76, shared a heartfelt social media message on Thursday night (local time) following the death of the royal, reminiscing on her first meeting with Her Majesty back in 1988, the New York Post reports.

It appeared that Cher intended to include an emoji of a goat — in reference to the acronym GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) — at the conclusion of her post.

However, the Moonstruck star mixed up her farmyard animals, instead posting a cow emoji.

“Am Sad About The Passing Of Queen Elizabeth II,” Cher wrote.

“I Had Honour Of Meeting Her. I Was In Long Line of Ppl Waiting 2 Meet Her, Yet When She Got 2 Me, She Asked Me Pertinent Questions, & Seemed Genuinely Interested In Talking 2 Me.”

She concluded: “I’m Proud She Was a [cow emoji] & Happy She Had a Great Sense Of Humour.”

The Post has reached out to Cher’s representatives for comment.

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Cher paid tribute to the queen on Twitter late Thursday, recalling her first meeting with the monarch in 1988. Picture: Twitter/Cher

The apparent animal accident raised eyebrows among the Twitterati, with one follower responding: “What’s with the cow emoji?!”

Others theorised that the emoji was a bull, not a cow, and was a reference to the Queen’s star sign.

Like Cher, Elizabeth II was a Taurus, a sign that is represented by a bull.

“I first read it as cow and thought to myself I know Cher is not calling the queen a cow,” a social media sleuth chimed in.

“So I thought about it for a second and realised it was the astrological sign Taurus.”

“Taurus queens!!!” another enthused.

Cher first met Her Majesty at the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun in 1988. Picture: Francois Guillot/AFP

Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully aged 96. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Others cooed over Cher’s tribute to the monarch, saying the Believe songstress was also royalty in her own right.

“From one Queen to another,” one declared, adding a heart emoji.

Cher has not yet cleared up any confusion, but it doesn’t appear her tweet was meant maliciously.

Her Majesty the #QueenElizabeth II has died in aged 96 at Balmoral Castle. Thank you for amazing years with us. You will always be with us in our hearts. We send out hugs for the whole family 🕊❤️ pic.twitter.com/FGQGdUq82P

— Best Of Cher (@dailyofcher) September 8, 2022

The American superstar first met the Queen at the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun in 1988.

The pair then met again after Cher sang at the 2001 Royal Variety Performance in London.

Elizabeth II died peacefully aged 96 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland on Thursday afternoon (local time).

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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