Sir Cliff Richard’s recipe for Christmas gravy has been branded “absolutely vile” after he shared it on morning television.
The legendary singer, 84, has claimed that his bizarre recipe is probably the “greatest in the world”, but then again should we really trust the man that unleashed Mistletoe and Wine onto the world …
His recipe, which features all four kinds of stock cubes; beef, chicken, lamb and vegetable, as well as teriyaki and soy sauce, has gone viral after being featured on British TV show This Morning.
Chopped and fried onions are added while a splash of Worcestershire sauce is then thrown in to add extra flavor, because clearly it would be bland otherwise and not at all an assault on the senses.
“I don’t know it’s the best gravy, but it could be the best gravy in the world,” he said on the show.
“I’m thinking of trying to get in contact with a company. You know how Paul Newman has his own thing in America? I thought we could have a Cliff Richard gravy and underneath it should say: ‘Probably the greatest gravy in the world.’”
British TV chef Tom Brown was left flummoxed by the bizarre recipe, telling The Telegraph:
“I am not really sure what the correlation is between teriyaki sauce and gravy. I am not taking any cooking tips off Cliff Richard anytime soon. It sounds absolutely vile.
“I think pop stars should stick to singing songs and chefs should stick to cooking and not try and be rock stars.”
Viewers on social media were just as baffled, with one tweeting: “This is the worst thing I have ever heard.”
While another remarked: “I will most certainly not be attending his Christmas dinner.”
Meanwhile, last year on the same show, Sir Cliff Richard sparked fury among viewers after his “fat shaming” remarks.
ITV anchor Alison Hammond, 48, called out the Summer Holiday singer, 83, for his blunt comments made about the late king of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.
Sir Cliff was discussing his “one chance” to meet The Wonder Of You hitmaker with Alison and co-host Dermot O’Leary, along with special guest presenter Sarah Ferguson.
Sarah asked if Cliff had ever met Elvis, to which he replied: “No I did not.
“I had one chance through a journalist when I was promoting Devil Woman in the States,” the singer continued.
“He said ‘Oh I know Elvis’ because he knew I was influenced. He said ‘would you want to meet him?’ and I said: ‘Yeah.’ At the end of the interview though I said, ‘Can we put it off?’ because he had put on a load of weight. And I thought if I am going to have a photo with him and it’s going to be hanging on my refrigerator he’s got to look good. So I put it off – and then of course he died.”
Alison let out a small giggle and sniped: “You should never have put it off, just because they are a little bit heavier.”
Cliff tried to show his regret as he added: “If you’re a fan of anyone’s and you get the chance to meet them, meet them – even if they have put on weight.”
