Cliff Richard needs to realise that with music, looks are the last thing that should matter

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview on ITV’s breakfast show This Morning on Monday, the British crooner stunned presenters Alison Hammond, Dermot O’Leary and, er, Sarah Ferguson, by claiming he once turned down a photo opportunity with Elvis because, as he put it, the King had put on “a lot of weight”. Alison Hammond responds to Cliff Richard ‘fat-shaming’ Elvis on This Morning Many reacting to the clip doing the rounds on social media have implied that Richards’ remarks have something to do with his age. “Elvis is seen as less or more than human, like an image, and he’s been reduced to this rock’n’roll guy who died in his bathroom from taking too many pills,” she told The Observer. By examining his flaws and health issues, maybe we can start to see his humanity again.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up open image in gallery Humanity is key, and something Richard could do with being reminded of.