BBC Breakfast viewers left questioning 'what's going on' after Lulu's appearance

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24-05-2025

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BBC Breakfast viewers were distracted by Lulu's cameo on the programme, where she came to talk about her new tell-all book. Despite her usually private nature, Lulu opened up about unexplored topics in her book.
As soon as her chat with presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty kicked off, viewers flocked to social media to voice their bewilderment at her accent and laud her seemingly age-defying looks.
Twitter buzzed with viewers questioning her accent, with one posting, "What's going on with Lulu's accent? #bbcbreakfast," while someone else echoed the confusion asking, "Is that Lulu's real accent?".
Amidst speculations on her age, tweets emerged like "How is Lulu only 76? She's been around forever!" and another adding to the chatter, "Oh, is Lulu 76? #bbcbreakfast."
(Image: (Image: BBC))
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Comparisons to Sharon Osborne surfaced with a viewer remarking, "Lulu looks like Sharon Osborne #BBCBreakfast," whilst others complimented her enduring talent: "Lulu still belting out tunes and sounding like Elton John, it's no wonder she's written a book," noted the Express, reports Bristol Live.
Highlighting a moment of reflection, Lulu disclosed her surprise at the illustrious people she's met, prompted by Charlie's comments, leading her to say, "That is why I have finally written the book."
She further divulged, "The book is full of things that I've never talked about before. I am a pretty private person. I can be chatty, I can engage, but there are certain things that I've kept to myself.
"In my mother's era, my era, you didn't talk about things the way they do today, the trials and the difficult times in your life. So I'm talking about everything.
"You're talking about mental health," Naga interjected as Lulu elaborated: "That's the thing that's become very clear, and I started my own mental health trust because of it, because of the book.
"I realised myself, I've had so many challenges that I've never discussed, that I've dealt with, that I've learned about, and my family and people close to me. I mean, who doesn't?".
"And today, what's really healthy... some people overshare, but if you can relate to something that's happened to you and you found a way to get through a difficult time. And I also think that today, it's so crazy to me that so many kids want to be famous, and I think you have no idea what that entails, you know, and it's quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn't handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts."
She added: "Drugs were involved, or they just backed off because they couldn't deal with it."
Charlie then asked what set Lulu apart and how she managed the challenging periods in her career.
She voiced her thoughts: "I don't think I'm different at all. I think I have had help, and I think I now, I'm very positive, I'm very curious. I've read every self-help book. I have a very strong spiritual path. I have a guru. I've had a spiritual master for 40-odd years, so I've done a lot of things to help myself, and because I've lasted this long, who knew I would be here? I mean, 76. Well, I thought I might be gone."