QUICKFIRE Engelbert Humperdinck on poetry pink excess and the one thing he won t eat at Christmas - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity QUICKFIRE Engelbert Humperdinck on poetry pink excess and the one thing he won t eat at Christmas By You Magazine - December 2, 2018 Singer Engelbert Humperdinck on poetry, pink excess and the one thing he won’t eat at Christmas. Debra L Rothenberg Guilty pleasure? A pint of bitter and a bag of crisps when I return to the UK. Where is home? Mostly Bel Air, Los Angeles. But I still have a property with its own pub and magnificent gardens in a village outside Leicester. Career plan B? Music was my destiny and I’m grateful that I didn’t have to reinvent myself. Biggest bugbear? Rude drivers. Secret to a happy relationship? Tenderness goes a long way. Most romantic thing you’ve ever done? Take my wife Patricia to Paris for our honeymoon in 1964 when we had very little money. Your perfect Christmas dinner? Roast pork, chicken, all the trimmings – but never turkey. I had a pet turkey called Fidget as a boy and have never eaten it. Dream dinner-party guest? Winston Churchill – I would love to find out the stories behind his great quotes. Advice to teenage self? Education is so important to be able to navigate your way through life. I left school at 15 and I wish I’d known then what I know now. Cat or dog? We’ve had 22 dogs over the years and currently have a black and white cross called Shirley. Starstruck moment? Meeting Cary Grant. Big break? Taking the place of Dickie Valentine on the Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV show in 1967 when he fell ill. It led to me recording ‘Release Me’. Career highlight? Meeting Princess Grace of Monaco when I went there to do a charity gala for the Red Cross. Secret skill? I love writing poetry. One thing that would make your life better? Peace of mind – I’m a worrier. Philosophy? Simplicity is the essence of success. Last film that made you cry? The Notebook. My wife has Alzheimer’s, so the film is very close to home. First record you bought? ‘When I Fall in Love’ by Nat King Cole, which I bought for Patricia, my then girlfriend. Best Christmas present you ever received? An old red telephone box from my wife. Most extravagant purchase? The Pink Palace, Jayne Mansfield’s former mansion, which I owned for 27 years. Biggest fear? Sharks. Happiness is… A good pair of sideburns that serve you well throughout your life. Engelbert’s new album, Warmest Christmas Wishes, is out now on OK! Good Records, okgoodrecords.com Interview by John Koski RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved