'Little Boris Johnson can think of nothing else, and I haven’t invited him to my festivities yet because Jeremy Corbyn is going to be Father Christmas. Dame Edna Everage, 85, pictured, is returning to the BBC with a Christmas special, Dame Edna Rules The Waves, recorded on board her palatial yacht The Ocean WidowOn the receiving end of Dame Edna's merciless putdowns this year aboard the yacht will be Rick Stein (centre) and Sharon Osbourne (right), among othersDame Edna boogies on down with Nile Rogers and Chic on the rocking Christmas specialDame Edna with guests Mabel, Emily Atack, Judge Rinder, Charon Osbourne and Joe SuggDame Edna cosies up to Nile Rogers during a performance in her Christmas TV specialDame Edna described Sharon Osbourne, a guest on the special, as an 'old, old friend'Dame Edna said Geri Halliwell (pictured left) is an image of her 'Clifford ran a vegan restaurant called Smail’s Place. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Dame Edna Everage. He’s what you might call a loose cannon. 'I call that the Box Set Period, when people have nothing to do.’It’s hard to imagine that Dame Edna was created in 1955 as a drab Melbourne housewife who aspired to being average. Picture Shows: Mabel, Dame Edna Everage, Emily Atack, Rob Rinder, Sharon Osbourne, Joe Sugg – (C) Studio 13 Entertainment Ltd – Photographer: Blake Ezra ColeSpeaking to What’s on TV about her return to our screens Dame Edna, who started a rumour ten years ago that she’s in her 60s, said:“When the BBC said they needed me back, what could I do?“I thought I’d retired one time too often – I’ve done four farewell tours – but luckily no one ever believes me.”Revealing more about her new one-off chat show, Dame Edna – who kindly said we could address her as Edna – added: “I’ve some lovely guests including Sharon Osbourne and Judge Rinder. But here she is again, as outrageous and provocative as ever at the grand old age of 85, forced out of retirement, she tells me, by her adoring ‘precious possums’.She’s just gone down a storm on a tour of her native Australia with her My Gorgeous Life show, in which she managed to offend and enthral in equal measure. Humphries has regularly updated Edna, originally a drab She is known for her outlandish spectacles. 147 Dame Edna Everage pictures. It was very disturbing actually, we had to prise them apart.’As well as the chat and musical interludes, Dame Edna promises a few surprises among the crew too.‘I’ll have a chef on board. Dame Edna Rules the Waves, BBC1, New Year’s Eve, 9.05pm.Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special ‘not worth’ airing this yearCall the Midwife 2020 Christmas Special – Start date, cast, plot and everything you need to knowCall the Midwife ‘determined’ to air Christmas special on timeStrictly Come Dancing Christmas special ‘not worth’ airing this yearCall the Midwife 2020 Christmas Special – Start date, cast, plot and everything you need to knowCall the Midwife ‘determined’ to air Christmas special on timeEmmerdale spoilers! There might be flood warnings in Britain, but the main thing is no one should be allowed to mention the word Brexit over Christmas. Her husband, Sir Norman Everage, died in 1988 after many years in hospital suffering from prostate problems and a "testicular murmur"; Edna founded the non-profit "Friends of the Prostate" in his honour. As you can see, they’ve already begun to grow Humphries and his staff of assistants and writers only refer to Edna as "she" and "her", never mixing the character with Humphries.In March 2012, Humphries announced that the character would be retired at the end of the current stage tour,While Dame Edna is a fictitious character (whose life story has been entirely created by Barry Humphries), so complete is her identity as an individual that Macmillan published The character has three adult children, Bruce, Kenny, and Valmai. They’re not important when I step into the foreground!“You should tune in – what else have you got to do?”That’s the most heart-warming Christmas message we’ve heard all season. She’s going to Sandringham, her timeshare resort, and she’s not to be disturbed, so I’m having to house-sit at Buckingham Palace. On the receiving end this year aboard the yacht will be Sharon Osbourne, TV judge Rob Rinder, Countryfile’s Anita Rani, I’m A Celebrity Extra Camp’s Emily Atack and YouTuber and Strictly runner-up Joe Sugg.‘Sharon’s an old, old friend,’ trills Dame Edna. First up was But Sharon was failing to hold Edna’s attention, so chef Rick Stein was dragged out for a brisk working-over (“there was room for improvement” at his Padstow restaurant, he was informed). I'm not racist.

He’s called Rick Stein and he’s also my gynaecologist.

Dame Edna with guests Mabel, Emily Atack, Judge Rinder, Charon Osbourne and Joe Sugg.

I love all races, particularly white people. Valmai and Kenny are the only family members (so far) who have appeared on stage or screen with their mother.