I'm 82 and doing more shows than Cliff Richard!

- TONY BLACKBURN AS HE PREPARES FOR BIG BASH

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“I'm 82 now and travelling around the country and doing more shows than Cliff Richard. Who knew I would become a theatre luvvie so late in life,” Tony says with a laugh as he speaks to the Mirror from the home he shares with wife Debbie.

“But I am just delighted to be doing what I'm doing.”

As well as radio, Tony is a hit on TV, and has been carrying out presenting duties for BBC1's Morning Live show.

He jokes that getting older has its advantages when it comes to subjects to discuss on air.

Tony says: “I wear a hearing aid now to stop tinnitus, so I can talk about that. I had an eye test last week too. If I find something else on my body that isn't working quite well, I'll do a film on that too. I'm a gift for Morning Live.”

He is also known for his stint on I'm a Celebrity in 2002, winning the first series of the ITV show. As the channel gears up for a new all-stars version of the programme, reuniting former contestants, Tony says he has no desire to revisit it.

He says with a laugh: “I talked to one or two people who won it, and what's the point in going back and losing?

“I did it once, and I really enjoyed it, but it's got to a stage where it's much harder than it was when I was doing it.”