Bruce Forsyth dead: The veteran entertainer was the oldest person to perform at Glastonbury

Veteran entertainer Bruce Forsyth has passed away at the age of 89 leaving behind an illustrious career spanning more than 75 years.

The presenter of such classic game shows as The Generation Game and Play Your Cards Right was even making history as recently as 2013 when he became the oldest performer in the history of Glastonbury Festival.

At the age of 85, Forsyth arrived on the Avalon stage to the Strictly Come Dancing theme tune where he entertained around 2,500 festivalgoers who had turned up to see the legend in action.

Speaking after his hour-long set, the ever-humble Forsyth told Metro: “You can only be as good as your audience - and they were incredible.

“I’m a bit shocked now because I didn’t expect it to affect me so much,” he added. “It was so emotional at the end; I wanted to grab them and give them a big hug because they were so happy and so friendly.

The legendary entertainer said that his time at Worthy Farm was unlike anything else he'd ever experienced

“I do my one-man show, but there was a difference between that and what happened today. That was more than good, it was over the top.”

Concern had surrounded the British entertainer's health earlier this year after he was admitted to hospital following a severe chest infection. The entertainer was later deemed too unwell to attend the funerals of his close friends Ronnie Corbett and Terry Wogan.

BBC director general Sir Tony Hall praised Sir Bruce's talents, hailing him “one of the greatest entertainers our country has ever known.“