BBC Breakfast fans were left baffled by Lulu’s ‘real accent and age’ as she shared ‘challenges she’s never discussed before’ in an unflinching interview.

The singer, 76, appeared on BBC Breakfast on Friday alongside hosts Naga Munchetty, 50, and Charlie Stayt, 62.

Lulu, best known for 1960s hits Shout and Boom Bang-a-Bang, discussed her new book and how she opens up about mental health.

She said: ‘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.

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BBC Breakfast fans were left baffled by Lulu’s (pictured) ‘real accent and age’ as she shared ‘challenges she’s never discussed before’ in an unflinching interview.

The singer, 76, appeared on BBC Breakfast on Friday alongside hosts Naga Munchetty , 50, and Charlie Stayt, 62 (both pictured)

Lulu, best known for 1960s hits Shout and Boom Bang-a-Bang, discussed her new book and how she opens up about mental health

‘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.’ 

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Naga interjected, ‘You’re talking about mental health.’

‘That’s the thing that’s become very clear, and I started my own mental health trust because of it, because of the book,’ Lulu agreed.

She added: ‘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?’

The singer went on to explained: ‘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.’

Lulu commented that she found it ‘so crazy’ that young people today ‘want to be famous’.

She said: ‘I think you have no idea what that entails and it’s quite hard, and a lot of my peers couldn’t handle it because it was difficult, and they became addicts, drugs were involved or they just backed off because they couldn’t deal with it.’   

She said: ‘The book is full of things that I’ve never talked about before. I am a pretty private person.

‘That’s the thing that’s become very clear, and I started my own mental health trust because of it, because of the book,’ Lulu said

During the interview, some viewers were distracted by Lulu’s age and accent and took to social media.

‘What’s going on with Lulu’s accent? #bbcbreakfast,’ one commented on X.

‘Has Lulu always sounded like that?’ a second asked, alongside a string of thinking emojis.

Someone else penned: ‘Lulu still belting out tunes and sounding like Elton John it’s no wonder she’s written a book #bbcbreakfast.’

‘Oh, is Lulu 76? #bbcbreakfast,’ another said, according to the Express.

While someone else wrote: ‘How is Lulu only 76? She’s been around forever!’ 

 Breakfast airs from 6am weekdays on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.