Cliff Richard shot down by Alison Hammond as he fat-shames Elvis
Cliff Richard was put in his place by Alison Hammond on Monday after he fat-shamed Elvis throughout his look on This Morning.
During his interview the singer, 83, revealed that he as soon as turned down the chance to satisfy the rock and roll legend as a result of he had ‘placed on weight.’
Cliff, who solely eats one meal per day, started: ‘I bought the chance to satisfy him by way of a journalist who knew I used to be closely influenced by him.
‘But I turned it down as a result of I knew he had placed on numerous weight and I believed, “If I am having a photo with him and I have it hanging on my refrigerator, of course he’s got to look good.”‘
He concluded: ‘And I put it off and, after all, then he died.’
Comments: Cliff Richard, 83, was put in his place by Alison Hammond, 48, on Monday after he fat-shamed Elvis throughout his look on This Morning
Icon: During his interview the singer revealed that he as soon as turned down the chance to satisfy the rock and roll legend, pictured in 1977, as a result of he had ‘placed on weight’
Alison responded: ‘You ought to by no means have put it off simply because they’re slightly bit heavier.’
Cliff then defined to the viewers: ‘You ought to take the possibility to satisfy your idols even when they’ve placed on weight.’
‘Is that why you don’t need me at your own home?’ Alison hit again, earlier than altering the subject.
Elsewhere within the interview, Cliff revealed that he solely eats one meal a day as he defined: ‘It’s true, I do solely have one meal a day. I follow that.
‘I realise that I’m simply not hungry. I’ve yoghurt with some muesli for breakfast then come lunch I’m simply not hungry.’
Elvis famously handed away in August 1977 on the age of 42, depending on prescribed drugs.
A visibly star-struck Sarah Ferguson gushed over Sir Cliff as she interviewed him whereas co-hosting the present – just for the veteran singer to close down her reward.
The Duchess of York, 64, appeared as a visitor editor on at present’s present and introduced alongside Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.
Oops: Cliff mentioned ‘I bought the chance to satisfy him by way of a journalist who knew I used to be closely influenced by him. But I turned it down as a result of I knew he had placed on numerous weight’
Sitting subsequent to Cliff on the couch, Sarah mentioned: ‘I can not recover from it, it is simply unbelievable.
‘You know, Sir Cliff, sitting right here with you, I’m misplaced for phrases and that’s very not like me!’
Shutting down the praise, Sir Cliff responded with: ‘Oh come on, you are by no means misplaced for phrases.’
Undeterred by the remark, the mom of two then went on to reference one in every of her favorite songs by the singer, who has been making music for over 65 years.