{"id":134391,"date":"2023-11-25T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134391"},"modified":"2023-11-25T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T15:15:52","slug":"cliff-richard-sparks-uproar-with-itv-this-morning-viewers-after-rude-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/cliff-richard-sparks-uproar-with-itv-this-morning-viewers-after-rude-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliff Richard sparks uproar with ITV This Morning viewers after rude remark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Cliff Richard sparked uproar among viewers at home after making a \u201crude\u201d comment about Elvis Presley on theThis Morning sofa.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on the ITV show on Monday 20 November, Cliffjoined hosts Alison Hammond, Dermot O\u2019Leary and Sarah Ferguson, where he discussed his incredible chart-topping career. <\/p>\n

And as part of the conversation, Sir Cliff was asked if he\u2019d ever met Elvis, causing the Mistletoe and Wine singer to reveal that he\u2019d once refused to have a photo taken with the King of Rock because Elvis \u201chad put on a lot of weight\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo I did not, I had one chance through a journalist when I was promoting Devil Woman in the States,\u201d he explained when asked if he\u2019d ever met the Suspicious Minds singer.<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cHe said, 'Oh, I know Elvis' because he knew I was influenced and he said, 'Do you want to meet him?'<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I said, 'Yeah', at the end of the interview though I said, 'Can we put it off?' He had put on a lot of weight and I thought, 'If I am having a photograph taken with him and it's going to be hanging on my refrigerator, he has got to look good'.\u201d<\/p>\n

83 year old Cliff went on to explain that he put off meeting Elvis again, but sadly the Jailhouse Rock singer passed away before he ever had the chance. \u201cSo I put it off and then, of course, he died,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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After hearing the story, Alison responded: \u201cYou should never have put it off just because they're a little bit heavier.\u201d<\/p>\n

In turn, Sir Cliff provided his own words of wisdom after learning from his past experience. \u201cIf you're a fan of somebody's and you get the chance to meet them, meet them even if they have put on weight,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

In response to Cliff\u2019s anecdote, viewers at home took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their opinions on the story.<\/p>\n

\u201c#thismorning how rude of Cliff Richard ,what a horrible thing to say,\u201d wrote one social media user.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid Cliff Richard just fat shame Elvis on #ThisMorning,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a third wrote: \u201c@thismorning I can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve just heard sir Cliff Richard say that he didn\u2019t want to meet Elvis! \u2018He\u2019d put on a lot of weight\u2019. How utterly hurtful to hear that Elvis was not good enough to meet or be photographed with because he was allegedly overweight #thismorning #vanity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sir Cliff\u2019s interview on the This Morning sofa alongside Dermot, Alison and the Duchess of York comes after regular hostJosie Gibson<\/u> entered the I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. <\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of her stint Down Under,Josie revealed that she\u2019d already ruled out a jungle romance as there was \u201cnot really anyone for\u201d her in the line-up.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n