EXCLUSIVE: Mistletoe and LOOKING FINE! Sir Cliff Richard, 81, keeps his shirt ON for his 2023 calendar after ‘gracefully exiting the Chippendales market’ – a year after he beat Harry Styles in the sales charts
Sir Cliff Richard decided to stay dressed for his 2023 calendar – after previously stripping off shirtless for pictures in previous years.
The crooner, 81, suits up for a selection of images, wearing the likes of a snazzy red snakeprint PVC blazer, a gold tie and a leather waistcoat – what else? – and a rather fetching embellished jacket.
And while he has previously included a near-naked picture of himself in a swimming pool, no doubt the Mistletoe And Wine singer has decided showing off his selection of jackets will be enough to delight his fans after ‘gracefully exiting the Chippendales market.’
EXCLUSIVE: Mistletoe and LOOKING FINE! Sir Cliff Richard, 81, has kept his shirt on for his 2023 calendar after ‘gracefully exiting the Chippendales market’ – a year after he beat Harry Styles in the sales charts
Who needs to go shirtless? So large is Cliff’s following, that his 2022 calendar beat the likes of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in the calendar sales charts, which is no easy feat
But it’s unlikely to put off his die-hard fans. So large is his following, that his 2022 calendar beat the likes of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in the calendar sales charts, which is no easy feat.
That year, Elvis Presley – who died in 1977 aged 42 – came in second place. Harry, 28, came third after enjoying huge success in his solo career after leaving One Direction.
Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue, 54, came fourth, while Little Mix placed sixth on the list. Taylor Swift, 32, came ninth, Robbie Williams, 48, came seventh while Queen came tenth.
Cheers to THAT! Back in 2022, Cliff’s August image offered a glimpse of the shirtless singer wearing a pair of swimming trunks and raising a glass to the camera while taking a dip in a pool – this came after he said he would no longer go ‘topless’
He’s STILL got it! Another image in the 2023 calendar shows Cliff modelling an embellished jacket while surrounded by smoke
Who needs a calendar anyway? Harry, 28, came third in the 2022 calendar charts after enjoying huge success in his solo career after leaving One Direction
Sir Cliff has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
Sir Cliff told his fans in 2020 that at 80 his days of going shirtless on his annual calendar were probably over but he did change his mind for his 2022 offering.
August’s image offered a glimpse of the popular singer wearing a pair of swimming trunks and raising a glass to the camera while taking a dip in a pool.
The shirtless shot came as a surprise to those who read his autobiography, The Dreamer, released in October 2020.
He wrote back then: ‘I suspect I have done my final topless photo for my annual calendar,’ he wrote. ‘I suspect it’s time to gracefully exit the Chippendales market.’
The Cliff Richard official licenced calendar 2023 is available at Cliff Richard 2023 Calendar A3, Official Product – Danilo Promotions. RRP £10.99
A mullet a month! More than 1.5million of Sir Cliff’s calendars have been sold since the first one came out in 1979
Beefcake alert: Cliff wrote in his 2020 autobiography, The Dreamer: ‘I suspect I have done my final topless photo for my annual calendar,’ he wrote. ‘I suspect it’s time to gracefully exit the Chippendales market.’ A Chippendales troupe seen in 2020
