Sir Cliff Richard, 82, took to Facebook on Friday to share his heartbreak over the loss of Bill Latham, a friend and former manager he lived with for 30 years. The singer credited the late religious studies teacher with helping him find the “spiritual pathway” that changed his life.
He uploaded a throwback picture of the pair with American evangelist Billy Graham.
The Do They Know It’s Christmas? hitmaker began: “Dear all. Yet another loss.
“This time, someone I feel as though I’ve known forever has left this life and moved on to a better one.
“Many, if not all of you, will know of whom I write … Bill Latham.”
The singer explained: “If you start doing Christmas albums over and over again, it could really be boring.
“I’ve heard a lot of Christmas albums recently, but they don’t really make me feel like Christmas.”
Speaking about how the public will react, Sir Cliff continued: “Now you know. in the end, you have to just hope it’s what the public wants.”
The conversation soon shifted to Sir Cliff’s annual Christmas calendar which has been running for 20 years, which Cliff admitted “must come to an end” at some point.
“You’re not just talking about Christmas,” the GMB host said. “The calendar, of course, is the gift that keeps on giving.”
Sir Cliff said: “We’ve done it for like 20-odd years now.
“So this year, I think the calendar has been photographed by people who came to the last gig.
“Last year’s calendar, we did get to number one, so we keep our fingers crossed but it must come to an end.”
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