‘I believe harder and more furiously now than I did before’: Sir Cliff Richard says his two-year agony waiting for sexual abuse claims to be dropped has made his faith stronger
- Cliff Richard waited two years to hear his assault allegation would be dropped
- But the singer said this experience has only left his faith that much stronger
- Sir Cliff also won a four-year privacy case concerning BBC coverage last month
He spent almost two years in limbo before finding out prosecutors would take no further action over an allegation of historic sexual assault.
But despite his ordeal, Sir Cliff Richard says the experience has left his faith stronger.
The singer, already a committed Christian, said: ‘I think it’s stronger than ever because I’ve had to rely on it in recent years much more than I’ve ever had to.
Sir Cliff Richard (pictured) spent two years in limbo before finding out allegations of historic sexual abuse would be taken no further
‘In the darkest moments I’ve never felt totally lost or alone, although sometimes you do think to yourself, ‘How am I going to get out of this mess?’
So if anything I believe harder and more furiously now than I did before,’ added the star, above.
Last month, Sir Cliff, 77, won a privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home in 2014.
He was not arrested or charged and successfully claimed the BBC news reports were a ‘serious invasion’ of his privacy.

But the committed Christian said this experience has ‘only left his faith stronger’ (Pictured, Sir Cliff arriving at the High Court in London
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