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Cher appeared as a guest on the Jan. 5 episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast
Shepard brought up the fact that Cher doesn't approve of him as a partner for Kristen Bell
Cher and Bell costarred in 2010's Burlesque
IfChercould turn back time, she'd pick a different partner for her former costarKristen Bell.
The 79-year-old music icon appeared on the Monday, Jan. 5 episode ofDax Shepard'sArmchair Expertpodcast, where Shepard didn't shy away from the fact that the "Believe" singer isn't his biggest fan.
"Who would be your dream partner for her? Cause I know you think she could be better, and I don't disagree," Shepard said of his wife, Bell, who appeared during the episode.
While Cher didn't have another person in mind for theNobody Wants Thisstar, she noted, "The truth is, I trust her. So you must have something that I don't see."
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Cher first met Bell while filming 2010'sBurlesque,when she and Shepard were already engaged. They officiallytied the knot in 2013and sharedaughters Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 11.
"We got along so well, and we were very sympatico, and I respected her a lot," Cher said of meeting Bell alongside costarsChristina AguileraandStanley Tucci. "I didn't know who she was, but she was good."
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Shepard decided to plead his case, telling the Grammy winner, "I'll tell you the thing that you should like about me. I'm not threatened by her shining. Love it. The shinier she gets, the better."
Cher noted that her longtime boyfriend Alexander "AE" Edwards has a similar trait, saying, "Alexander is that way too. The more I shine, the more he has won."
Bell referred to it as, "Guys who polish you so you shine more."
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At the end of their conversation, Shepard told Cher, "I adore you, and I understand nobody's good enough for her."
Bell told her costar that Shepard is "almost too good for me," calling him a "slow burn."
"You seem like a good dad," Cher told Shepard, to which Bell replied that Shepard is "the best dad there ever was."
"I put on a good show when the guests are here," Shepard joked of his parenting skills. "That was the first hug I'd given my daughter in two years. Just because you were here. I wanted to impress you."
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