TV personality Cilla Black has died at her home in Spain, aged 72.
The death of the Surprise Surprise and Blind Date star was confirmed by her good friend Paul O’Grady.
Cilla enjoyed a showbiz career spanning over 50 years, boasting two number one singles as well as establishing herself as one of the country’s favourite TV hosts.
A police officer was seen out her home in Estepona, Costa del Sol this morning where most of the shutters were down at her home near Marbella.
The Daily Telegraph report that Spanish police have confirmed the death, with a policeman saying: “We are still awaiting autopsy results but everything at this stage is pointing towards her death being the result of natural causes.”
Cilla, often lived in Spain in the summer months and also had homes in London, Buckinghamsire and Barbados.
The Liverpool-born star was championed by The Beatles and enjoyed eleven top ten hits including chart-toppers Anyone Who Had a Heart and You’re My World.
Cilla was married for 30 years to her manager Bobby Willis until he died in 1999 of lung cancer.
