70s singer amazes fans proving she’s ‘still got it’ 47 years after hit

Elkie Brooks made a astonishment quality connected This Morning to execute 1 of her astir celebrated hits, Sunshine After the Rain, and fans declared she’s ‘still got it’.

The blues singer, present 79, recovered occurrence successful the precocious 1970s and 1980s, with songs including Pearl’s a Singer, Fool (If You Think It’s Over) and No More the Fool.

As she prepares to embark connected ‘The Long Farewell Tour’, she took a spot connected the bluish sofa to speech astir her career.

The Queen of British Blues shared that she inactive practices singing each day. ‘If you don’t usage it, you suffer it,’ Elkie remarked, earlier adding she inactive enjoys it entirely.

After her speech with Dermot O’Leary and Cat Deeley, Elkie past treated viewers to her 1977 song, hitting each note.

The husky rendition led to overmuch praise for Elkie, with fans taking to societal media to observe her.

‘She’s inactive got it astatine 79 and sounds amended than astir 95% amended than a batch of the singers they inflict connected america connected here,’ wrote relationship fuzzybeepants connected X.

Paul Fairclough, who works arsenic a vigor broadcaster, added: ‘Almost 80 and tin inactive sound it retired of the park. I’ve interviewed her and been 6ft distant erstwhile she sang. Still makes each hairsbreadth basal connected end. Ms Brookes a legend.’

The compliments didn’t halt there. ‘Wow…what a dainty proceeding Elkie Brooks connected This Morning, she is amazing,’ typed Maureen Joyce.

Others were successful disbelief astatine her property owed to her appearance. Of people there’s nary atrocious mode to age, and it’s idiosyncratic prime but galore saluted Elkie’s handling of the process.

‘WHAT elkie brooks is 79 she looks truthful bully for her age,’ remarked Carrie Thomas. ‘She truly does, love! Makes maine wonderment what she’s putting successful her tea…’ said OA Sota.

Sue said she was ‘growing aged gracefully’ and Maggiemoon agreed: ‘What a refreshing alteration to spot a pistillate with a large dependable and aging with grace.’

Caroline decided to service up her compliment with a spot of shadiness for the ITV daytime show: ‘Elkie Brooks a due worthy impermanent for a change.’

For those wondering however she stays looking truthful good, luckily Elkie dropped a fewer secrets.

The vocalist credits bully creams, eating good and exercising. She gave Aikido, a benignant of martials arts, a peculiar shout-out. Elkie revealed she earned her archetypal achromatic loop backmost erstwhile she was 50 and has continued regularly moving retired with the method. While she keeps her caput progressive with games Wordle and Lingo.

The self-deprecating prima said she had ‘a enactment for each year’ connected her face, but the hosts rightly assured her that she looks fantastic.

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am connected ITV1. Tickets for Elkie Brooks’ farewell circuit are disposable here.

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