Sir Cliff Richard proves he's still got it at 85 as veteran singer wears a trendy double denim outfit ahead of his final Australian tour date in Brisbane
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It would be easy to mistake Sir Cliff Richard for a contestant on “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!” as he made his way through Brisbane Airport on Tuesday morning.

This Queensland airport has become the arrival hub for this season’s participants of the popular show. However, Sir Cliff was there as part of his Australian tour, aptly named “Can’t Stop Me Now.”

Sporting an eye-catching double denim ensemble, reminiscent of the style worn by Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s smash hit “Barbie” from 2023, Sir Cliff certainly stood out as he exited the arrivals area.

At 85, Sir Cliff might as well have been a living, breathing Ken Doll, as he cheerfully interacted with fans before his last show in Australia, scheduled for November 12 in Brisbane.

The iconic performer donned a dark blue denim shirt paired with matching knee-length shorts, appearing upbeat after his brief flight from Sydney to Queensland.

Sir Cliff rounded off his youthful look with a pair of comfortable trainers while making an exit with a man bag casually slung across one shoulder.  

One could be forgiven for thinking Sir Cliff Richard was en route to the Australian jungle as he made his way across Brisbane Airport on Tuesday morning

One could be forgiven for thinking Sir Cliff Richard was en route to the Australian jungle as he made his way across Brisbane Airport on Tuesday morning

Currently the entry point for this year's I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! contestants, the Queensland airport welcomed Sir Cliff as he travels Australia with his Can't Stop Me Now tour

Currently the entry point for this year’s I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! contestants, the Queensland airport welcomed Sir Cliff as he travels Australia with his Can’t Stop Me Now tour

The singer recently admitted he was unsure if his latest run of shows would be a ‘farewell tour’ because he does not look too far into the future and ‘could be dead next year’. 

He told a New Zealand radio station: ‘The thing I would have to give up probably at some time is touring. It’s very wearing, and you never know when you wake up in the morning whether your voice is still there. 

‘I might be dead the next year! So I don’t even think about it anymore. It’s one of those things. As I get older maybe I’ll become less able to perform, so I can’t say’.

Sir Cliff also revealed that he would not be performing his famous dance moves on the Can’t Stop Me Now tour, due to not wanting to seem an octogenarian ‘trying to be 18’.

‘I’m sure the audience will see that we – the big band and I – are friends and almost a family when we’re on tour. 

‘So we’ll try and do something that will make it look as though I’m 18! But I’m not’.

Sir Cliff, who was awarded his knighthood in 1995, has an epic back catalogue which includes more than 50 studio and live albums. 

His music career began when his father bought him a guitar at the age of 16 and he later joined band The Drifters.

Opting for a dark blue denim shirt and matching knee-length shorts, the veteran entertainer appeared to be in high spirits after making the short flight to Queensland from Sydney

Opting for a dark blue denim shirt and matching knee-length shorts, the veteran entertainer appeared to be in high spirits after making the short flight to Queensland from Sydney 

He was hard to miss while making his way out of arrivals courtesy of a double denim outfit akin to those favoured by Hollywood star Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig 's 2023 film, Barbie

Pictured: Ryan Gosling as Ken in Barbie

He was hard to miss while making his way out of arrivals courtesy of a double denim outfit akin to those favoured by Hollywood star Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig ‘s 2023 film, Barbie

The legendary crooner greeted onlookers with a smile as he prepared to leave the airport

The legendary crooner greeted onlookers with a smile as he prepared to leave the airport 

Sir Cliff inadvertantly resembled a talkin', walkin', livin' Ken Doll in his trendy double denim ensemble

Pictured: The famous Mattel Ken Doll in a double denim outfit

Sir Cliff (left) inadvertantly resembled a talkin’, walkin’, livin’ Ken Doll (right) in his trendy double denim ensemble 

Sir Cliff made an exit from Brisbane Airport with a man bag casually slung across one shoulder

Sir Cliff made an exit from Brisbane Airport with a man bag casually slung across one shoulder

In 1958, he had a solo hit with his song Move It and has since sold 250million records.

The Living Doll hitmaker previously insisted he’ll never retire and the word is ‘not in his vocabulary’.

He said in 2022 that he likes the freedom of working whenever he chooses and would like to be less strict with his plans in the future.

Cliff told the Mirror: ‘I don’t know if I ever want to retire. I don’t mind stopping.

‘Stopping would mean that I could absolutely change my mind any time I wanted to, or phone my office and say, “Can you get us a couple of nights at the Royal Albert Hall?” 

‘So, retiring is not in my vocabulary, but stopping is good for me – I can work whenever I want to, if I want to.’ 

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