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| Veteran entertainer Bruce Forsyth has hit back at suggestions he is "doddery" as he prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday with family and friends. | Veteran entertainer Bruce Forsyth has hit back at suggestions he is "doddery" as he prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday with family and friends. |
| "Senile, yes, but not doddery," he joked as he arrived at the central London hotel where he will later host a star-studded dinner with 280 guests. | "Senile, yes, but not doddery," he joked as he arrived at the central London hotel where he will later host a star-studded dinner with 280 guests. |
| Arriving flanked by two beauty queens, the Strictly Come Dancing presenter said he had no plans to retire. | Arriving flanked by two beauty queens, the Strictly Come Dancing presenter said he had no plans to retire. |
| "I've always said, if I look as though I'm past it I'll know it," he said. | "I've always said, if I look as though I'm past it I'll know it," he said. |
| He did concede, though, that he could not go on forever and that retirement "had to be around the corner". | He did concede, though, that he could not go on forever and that retirement "had to be around the corner". |
| "It could be next week, next month, next year - who knows?" he said. | "It could be next week, next month, next year - who knows?" he said. |
| Longevity | Longevity |
| With Miss England on one arm and Miss Puerto Rico on the other, Forsyth said the response to his 80th birthday has been "unreal". | |
| "I didn't know people would make such a big thing of it," he said. "I don't feel very different." | |
| Asked to explain his longevity, Forsyth said it was because "families and children have grown up with me". | Asked to explain his longevity, Forsyth said it was because "families and children have grown up with me". |
| "I don't work any differently now from when I worked in variety. I still do the same thing now." | "I don't work any differently now from when I worked in variety. I still do the same thing now." |
| Dame Shirley Bassey, Rolf Harris and Vernon Kay are among the celebrities expected at Forsyth's celebrations later. | Dame Shirley Bassey, Rolf Harris and Vernon Kay are among the celebrities expected at Forsyth's celebrations later. |
| The octogenarian revealed it had been "horrendous" arranging the seating plan. "With so many friends you want everyone to have a good table," he added. | The octogenarian revealed it had been "horrendous" arranging the seating plan. "With so many friends you want everyone to have a good table," he added. |