Cyndi Lauper places handprints, footprints outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES — Cyndi Lauper pressed her palms and footwear into the cement exterior the TCL Chinese language Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday.

Lauper, 70, was a pop music icon within the Nineteen Eighties, promoting greater than 50 million data and incomes Grammy, Tony and Emmy awards.

“I am honored,” she stated to the group. “All these instances bowing in entrance of my bathe curtain once I was 9. And right here I’m. Thanks.”

Lauper was launched to the ceremony by longtime pal Cher, who complimented her voice.

“I am a fairly good singer,” Cher stated. “Cyndi is a superb singer.”

However Lauper has additionally been identified for utilizing her voice as an advocate for ladies’s rights and different oppressed communities.

“She’s all the time used her platform to battle for the underdog, particularly ladies, individuals dwelling with HIV/AIDS and your complete LGBTQ + neighborhood,” stated singer Bebe Rexha.

Lauper’s honor got here someday after she introduced a farewell tour, which may have one cease on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood.