Cher and Bob Mackie: Why They Ended Their Working Relationship

CHER was dumped by her longtime costumer because he could no longer handle the stress of working for the singer.

Bob Mackie, 73, was pushed to the brink by the Believe hitmaker.

“Bob and Cher have clashed in the past, but her latest tour pushed him over the edge,” celebrity biographer Mark Bego, who’s written two books on Cher, told American tabloid the National Enquirer.

“Cher is a demanding perfectionist, and Bob’s a consummate professional who hates to work under pressure.

“He’s done all of Cher’s costumes from her days on The Sonny & Cher Show back in the ’70s up to her last tour, so she expected Bob to succumb to her tight schedule demands at the last minute.

“Instead, he told her ‘no.’”

“Cher feels that Bob has completely abandoned her in her time of need,” a source added.

“Bob simply wasn’t up to making 20 or more elaborate outfits for Cher.

“It was just too daunting and she’s too demanding for him to deal with at this stage of his life.”