BBC The One Show fans in disbelief as they learn iconic singer's real-age
BBC presenters Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne welcome some well-known faces to the green sofa during Tuesday's episode of The One Show.
On the latest episode of The One Show, hosts Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne chatted with guests Petula Clark, Neil Morrissey and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.
As the BBC presenters welcomed their guests onto the show, which recently saw one presenter make a blunder on-air, they quickly turned their attention to the Downtown singer who has recently penned a book about her remarkable career.
However, viewers were soon distracted by Petula's youthful looks upon learning that the singer will be celebrating her 93rd birthday next month.
One viewer exclaimed on X: "Petula looks amazing." Another posted: "WHAT A GIRL. #LEGEND 'scuse the caps, it's valid though!!!"
A third viewer chimed in: "Wow. Hard to believe Petula is 92. Looks and sounds much much younger!" Echoing this sentiment, another said: "Petula Clark is a QUEEN."
One fan remarked: "Petula Clark wow she looks so good 93 next month!" While another shared: "Heavens, Petula Clark is in good shape for 92."
During the conversation, the singer revealed why she chose to write a book about her career at this point, reports Wales Online.
Lauren asked the singer: "You said you'd never write an autobiography, but you've changed your mind, why?"
To which she responded: "Well, I really didn't want to write. I've been asked so many times, 'Oh, you've got to tell your story, it's so interesting'. I had no desire to do it!
"Then, my husband talked me into it and he passed away last year. So, I decided I would do it. But, it wasn't easy! I'm not really very nostalgic.
"I had to look back, I had to really dig around in my past, and it's ok, I suppose. Here I am, it's out now!"
Clara emphasised that Petula's career began 83 years ago when she was a young child, performing for the BBC.
Displaying a photograph of her as a youngster singing into the microphone, she revealed that she was broadcasting a message to her uncle who was serving in the armed forces.
She said: "We done the rehearsal and during rehearsal there was a huge air raid, the place was shaking and a lot of the kids were up from the country and were crying.
"I was blasé, I was a London kid. So, the producers said, 'would somebody like to come up and sing a song? A piece of poetry?'
"I said I'd sing a song, so I went up on the stage and sang. They heard it in the control room and went 'hmm, we'd like to use your voice in the programme'. That's the first time I was heard on the air."
The One Show is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.