It was hell, but now Sir Cliff is bouncing back

2014. The four-piece musical theatre group struck up a friendship with Sir Cliff after supporting him on tour. Michael added: “He jokes ‘your band is brilliant but your singing is c**p.’ He’s invited us to his vineyard in Portugal.” Sir Cliff wants £600,000 damages and fees for “invasion of privacy and damage to his reputation” caused by live coverage of a raid on his Berkshire home. Cops were probing sex abuse claims but he was not arrested or charged. The BBC insisted, in the light of the Jimmy Savile scandal, it could not have sat on the story. A judge is considering the case. halina.watts@trinitymirror.com