Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE, known by her stage name Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter, actress, and author...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth27 May 1943
CityLiverpool, England
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Turning 70 was a real shock. I thought, 'I'm on the last lap now.'
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I knew I could do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go and not have to worry if I could afford it.
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I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera.
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The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in.
I like being in charge of the remote control.
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I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be a singer.
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I've had days when I go in my bedroom for 24 hours at a time. I call them my Cilla Black days, and they're literally black days. It's like the old Boomtown Rats song 'I Don't Like Mondays.' You just want to shut the whole day down.
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I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine.
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I've got lots of great friends in show business, and that's all they are. Great friends. I'll never marry again - what's the point? I had the best. I've got friends all over the world, and that's enough for me.
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'Blind Date' was based on an Australian show called 'Perfect Match', which I first saw when I was on tour there. And I couldn't understand why it wasn't on British T.V.
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T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison.
When I was put up in posh hotels, I thought it was wonderful.
early generation pop singer
There's a whole generation out there who don't know that I was a pop singer in the early days.
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After Fergie and Prince Andrew honeymooned at Le Touessrok in Mauritius, Bobby, my late husband, and I were first to stay in their suite. We enjoyed the benefits - all the spoils and the special luxuries. We practically had our own private beach, and it was most romantic.