Cher celebrates ‘genius singer’ Cyndi Lauper at handprint ceremony

Cyndi Lauper's friends Cher and Bebe Rexha joined her to celebrate the “surreal” moment she had her hands and footprints added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 70-year-old appeared at a ceremony outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, which coincided with the US release of a new documentary about her career titled Let The Canary Sing.

The film explores the life and career of Cyndi – billed as a “one-of-a-kind artist, performer, and trailblazing activist”.

Before Cyndi put her hands and feet in wet concrete on Tuesday, she was introduced by surprise guest Cher to the crowd’s delight.

“She’s a wonderful wonderful, crazy, crazy person,” Cher said of Cyndi.

“I’m a good singer, I’m a pretty good singer, Cyndi is a great singer, she’s a genius singer, she’s a fabulous person and she’s talented.”

Cher recalled performing her hit If I Could Turn Back Time during the 2002 Divas concert, saying she was “feeling really good” about herself before Lauper came out and “blows me away – and we’ve been friends ever since”.

The 78-year-old added that Lauper is “my dear friend, I love her”.

The ceremony comes just after Cyndi announced she will be kicking off a 23-date farewell tour of North America, starting on October 18 in Montreal and concluding in Chicago on December 5. It marks the first major tour from Cyndi in a decade.

Appearing on the stage, Cyndi said the ceremony was “a little surreal”.

“It’s been a whirlwind, but thank you very much, I’m honoured, all those times bowing in front of my shower curtain when I was nine and here I am,” the star said.

“I just want to say thank you, it’s really a surreal moment because I love glamour, and I love Hollywood.”