Showbiz star Cilla Black dies at age of 72

Surprise Surprise and Blind Date star Cilla Black has died aged 72, it has been announced.

Cilla, who recorded two number one singles at the start of a showbiz career stretching over five decades years, died in Spain.

A Spanish police spokeswoman confirmed that Cilla had died at her Spanish home at her home in Estepona on the Costa del Sol.

She said: “I can confirm the death of British national Priscilla White, aged 72.”

“We are still awaiting autopsy results but everything at this stage is pointing towards her death being the result of natural causes.”

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