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
dear-friend dear
I love Simon Cowell, he's a dear friend.
music work society
Work is a four-letter word.
bullying gay blood
Singer Cilla Black's introduction to homophobic bullying occurred during a visit from Billy, a dear childhood friend. Sharing a room with Ms Black's boyfriend, Billy Returning after having gone out by himself: collapsed by the bed and burst into floods of tears, his face bruised and splattered with blood. ... " I'm Gay," Billy said, "and I've just been beaten up and robbed by a guy who picked me up in a bar and took me back to his place."
joints enjoy joint-efforts
I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it.
acid
I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.
I always believed I would be a star.
cathy flat hang helping steady swing swinging
Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing.
came hear wear wore
You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I wore them. So that is where the strong voice came from.
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.
bad british-musician people
It was an unknown thing, a lot of people had very bad trips and I like to be in control.
trying
Really, I'm trying to retire. It's just nobody will let me!
andrew benefits enjoyed late prince private romantic special spoils stay
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.
business
It's a business, and I'm a product. Terrible, isn't it?
I tried never to take anything for granted.