{"id":216761,"date":"2023-11-21T11:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216761"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:21:03","slug":"cliff-richard-shot-down-by-alison-hammond-as-he-fat-shames-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/cliff-richard-shot-down-by-alison-hammond-as-he-fat-shames-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliff Richard shot down by Alison Hammond as he\u00a0fat-shames Elvis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cliff Richard is put in his place by Alison Hammond as he\u00a0fat-shames Elvis admitting he didn&#8217;t want to meet his icon because &#8216;he&#8217;d put on weight&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p>Cliff Richard was put in his place by Alison Hammond on Monday after he fat-shamed Elvis during his appearance on This Morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During his interview the singer, 83, revealed that he once turned down the opportunity to meet the rock and roll legend because he had &#8216;put on weight.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cliff, who only eats one meal per day, began: &#8216;I got the opportunity to meet him via a journalist who knew I was heavily influenced by him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I turned it down because I knew he had put on lots of weight and I thought, &#8220;If I am having a photo with him and I have it hanging on my refrigerator, of course he&#8217;s got to look good.&#8221;&#8216;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: &#8216;And I put it off and, of course, then he died.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/16\/78027507-12771541-image-m-129_1700498418227.jpg\" height=\"880\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Comments: Cliff Richard, 83, was put in his place by Alison Hammond, 48, on Monday after he fat-shamed Elvis during his appearance on This Morning<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/16\/78027827-12771541-image-a-130_1700498505421.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Icon: During his interview the singer revealed that he once turned down the opportunity to meet the rock and roll legend, pictured in 1977,\u00a0 because he had &#8216;put on weight&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Alison responded: &#8216;You should never have put it off just because they\u2019re a little bit heavier.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cliff then explained to the viewers: &#8216;You should take the chance to meet your idols\u00a0even if they\u2019ve put on weight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Is that why you don\u2019t want me at your house?&#8217; Alison hit back, before changing the topic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Cliff revealed that he only eats one meal a day\u00a0as he explained: &#8216;It&#8217;s true, I do only have one meal a day. I stick with that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I realise that I&#8217;m just not hungry. I have yoghurt with some muesli for breakfast then come lunch I&#8217;m just not hungry.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Elvis famously passed away in August 1977 at the age of 42, dependent on prescription drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A<span>\u00a0visibly star-struck Sarah Ferguson gushed over Sir <\/span>Cliff<span>\u00a0as she interviewed him while co-hosting the show &#8211; only for the veteran singer to shut down her praise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Duchess of York, 64, appeared as a guest editor on today&#8217;s show and presented alongside Alison Hammond and Dermot O&#8217;Leary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/16\/78025471-12771541-The_Duchess_of_York_said_she_was_lost_for_words_in_the_presence_-a-131_1700499125107.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oops: Cliff said &#8216;I got the opportunity to meet him via a journalist who knew I was heavily influenced by him. But I turned it down because I knew he had put on lots of weight&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sitting next to Cliff on the sofa, Sarah said: &#8216;I can&#8217;t get over it, it&#8217;s just incredible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know, Sir Cliff, sitting here with you, I\u2019m lost for words and that\u2019s very unlike me!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shutting down the compliment, Sir Cliff responded with: &#8216;Oh come on, you&#8217;re never lost for words.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred by the comment, the mother of two then went on to reference one of her favourite songs by the singer, who has been making music for over 65 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-12771541\/Cliff-Richard-Alison-Hammond-fat-shame-Elvis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cliff Richard is put in his place by Alison Hammond as he\u00a0fat-shames Elvis admitting he didn&#8217;t want to meet his icon because &#8216;he&#8217;d put on weight&#8217; 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