Cilla Black, who has passed away at the age of 72, was a favourite on British screens first for her beautiful singing voice, and then for her skills as a presenter of shows such as Surprise! Surprise! and Blind Date.
Here are some of her finest moments caught on film – from snogging John Barrowman to finding Mr Bean a blind date.
1. When she caught out a Cosmo journalist who had infiltrated Blind Date as a contestant, and gave her a scolding
2. When she starred as an ageing stripper in the musical Gypsy for the Royal Variety Performance, alongside Paul O’Grady and Barbara Windsor
3. When she had Mr Bean on Blind Date and she barely cracked at all
4. When she duetted with Cliff Richard, performing The Look Of Love/Walk On By in 1969
5. When she surprised some contestants by returning to Surprise! Surprise! in 2013, and new host Holly Willoughby even bowed to her in reverence
6. When she introduced Amanda Holden, who was looking for, “an experienced, mature man”, to the general public in 1991
7. When she got a snog from John Barrowman on Loose Women
8. When she came back for some more Blind Date in 2013, and caught up with some of her oddest former contestants
9. When Paul McCartney and John Lennon cameo’d in her 1964 music video for It’s For You
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