Cliff Richard shuts down Charlie Brooks in awkward The One Show chat
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The singing legend, 82, sat on the iconic BBC soap beside the Janine Butcher actress, and Charlie was eager to bust an urban myth from her family which connects her to the Mistletoe and Wine singer. Unfortunately for Charlie, Cliff wasted no time in admitting the tale was "absolute rubbish."
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Keen Charlie must have expressed her wish to find out if the anecdote was true because presenter Alex Jones brought it up in conversation.
"There's a family mystery that Charlie would like you to solve," she told Cliff. "So Charlie, you set the scene."
She went on: "Tell Sir Cliff what he needs to sort out for you."
An excited Charlie explained: "So, the story went, Cliff, that you back in the day were a roadie for my grandad.
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