Spanish police confirmed today that the entertainment legend passed away at her home on the Costa del Sol. She’s another of those great showbiz performers who has gone too soon. She also had a stint presenting game show The Moment of Truth.
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Black’s debut single, Love of the Loved, which was written for her by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was a modest success.
Our thoughts go out to her family and friends at this tough time.
“I said, “Cilla, you can’t”. Cilla also had a small mole removed from her chin at the same time.
“She’s a rare example of that phrase being spot on”.
“She was so nice, she was unbelievable – I was her star for the day on Surprise Surprise, and she was mine”.
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, it was announced that legendary entertainer Cilla Black had died aged 72. She was a good friend.
Here, Robert Hardman takes a look back at some of her most memorable and poignant quotes…
It was at this unquestionable Movie good results which has been eclipsing her music work, although he always… “She was a national treasure”.
Cilla’s pop career carried on until the end of the 1960s, by which time she was an internationally-acclaimed star having successfully broken into the notoriously hard United States market.
Cilla was most known for pioneering TV shows “Cilla“, “Blind Date” and Surprise Surprise’ and leaves behind her legacy in British television.
Singer Sir Cliff Richard said he will miss his “outrageous” friend dearly who was “full of heart”.
In a tweet, her pal Joan Collins referred to as Black “a resplendent and uncommon expertise”. God bless her. Her passing away is a particular shock because despite the aches and pains we all suffer, she was always so upbeat.
British Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes to the beloved entertainer, remembering her as ‘a huge talent who made a significant contribution to public life.’.
“Our deepest sympathies go to her family and friends”. She was a trailblazer.
Piers Morgan, who interviewed Black on his ITV show Life Stories, wrote: “RIP Cilla Black. RIP Cilla“.
“Please tell me this isn’t true? It was two weeks ago today that we were at a mutual friend’s barbecue”. “We spoke briefly about Blind Date and she told me then she would loved to have hosted it again someday”.
“Apart from her hearing she was alright”.
I kept telling her she’d outlive us all.
“Such a shock to hear about Cilla’s passing”, said Sir Paul McCartney.
Epstein shrewdly foresaw that Cilla could become “one of the biggest stars in this country for 30 or 40 years”, and it didn’t take much to persuade George Martin to sign her to Parlophone Records.
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Cilla appeared on the Loose Women panel and her fellow Loose ladies reflected on their memories of her. “Thank you for the lunches and the laughs”. “Sending all my love to her family. X”.
