Singer Cher, 68, says she hasn't looked in a mirror in years.

The "Believe" hitmaker says she is "not a confident person" and hates getting older, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Cher said: "Every once in a while I think, 'Jesus, you're so old! How did this happen?' I haven't looked in the mirror in years. The only time I was happy with the way I looked was when I was, like, 40 to 45.

"Older men rarely liked me. If it wasn't for younger men, I would never have a date.

"I'm not a confident person, and I'm really not a Cher fan. But I want to make sure I'll do a great job, so I go balls to the wall and try to do every single thing I can."

The singer, who has dated actor Tom Cruise, 52, in the past, has no plans to retire.

"I don't intend to step aside. This is the first generation that's said, 'We're not going to roll over and play dead because we're a certain age'," she said.