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It’s Sir Cliff at The Cliff! Veteran pop star, 82, is all in white as he hits Summer Holiday and performs congratulations to guests at Barbados’ top restaurant
After an amazing music career spanning an astonishing eight decades, he certainly knows a thing or two about rock.
And as a true citizen of Barbados, who better to formally open The Cliff, one of the island’s finest restaurants, than Sir Cliff Richard.
The veteran singer, 82, treated guests to a performance of his hits Summer Holiday and Congratulations.
The veteran singer, 82, treated guests to a performance of his hits Summer Holiday and Congratulations
Wearing a nice white suit, he joked that he had continued the “Cliff at The Cliff” theme by dressing like the White Cliffs of Dover. And he completed the look with a contrasting black tie, black belt and black and white brogues.
Sir Cliff arrived at the event with his close friend and former priest John McElynn, whom he was pushing into a wheelchair. He greeted guests on a tour of the newly renovated restaurant that overlooks Barbados’ platinum coast.
At the official opening, he joked to the crowd, “Thank you so much. I didn’t know you knew I was coming. It seems to us that most of us who arrive here, we come here to enjoy Barbados and then we fall in love with the place. I came here 22 years ago and I’m still here, I live here, I pay taxes here and I sing here sometimes.’ He continued, “You may have noticed I’m wearing a white suit.
Wearing a nice white suit, he joked that he had continued the “Cliff at The Cliff” theme by dressing like the White Cliffs of Dover. And he completed the look with a contrasting black tie, black belt and black and white brogues
Last year, the British pop star cut the price of his six-bedroom luxury villa in Barbados by £200,000 to £6.6 million after not selling it since 2017.
“Tonight I’m Cliff at The Cliff… I like to dress like I’m the White Cliffs of Dover.”
Last year, the British pop star cut the price of his six-bedroom luxury villa in Barbados by £200,000 to £6.6 million after not selling it since 2017.
He also reportedly listed the 26-acre property, which offers Caribbean views, a bar and swimming pool, on Airbnb in February 2021 for £3,000 a night.
Sir Cliff is featured in a one-hour BBC Christmas special, Cliff at Christmas, this year featuring festive tunes, new songs, classic hits and being interviewed about his career.