Chris Packham heaped praise on Sir David Attenborough and revealed he’s looking ‘really’ good.
The beloved broadcaster, 97, has been delivering programmes over eight decades, and fans and fellow celebrities are in awe.
Including naturalist Chris.
Speaking about his friendship with the national treasure, he said: ‘He’s 97, he’s obviously stepped back and he’s not doing as much work.
‘When did I last see him? It must have been before Christmas now, or maybe just after Christmas and he was on really good form, really good form.’
He added to the Mirror: ‘I went to the car, to help him out of the car and he just leapt out and started off down the pavement.
‘To call him a natural treasure is an insult because it’s an understatement, he’s a global treasure.’
This comes after creative director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU) Mike Gunton revealed Sir David has no plans of slowing down.
Their relationship began with the BBC’s 1990 series The Trials of Life.
‘David is a very entertaining, funny, joyful person to be around,’ he said to RadioTimes.com.
‘He’s got a phenomenal sense of humour and sees the absurd in so much.’
And fans of the wildlife expert needn’t fret, because Gunton has assured there are more projects with Sir David in hand.
‘When I arrived at the BBC, the head of department said, “It’s lovely to know this project is underway, and it’s really important because this is David’s last series. We now need to be thinking about who’s going to take over from him.”
‘That was in 1987.’
He added: ‘If I had a pound for every time somebody said, “This is probably going to be David’s last series,” I’d be a very rich man.’
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