Postmortem takes place in Spain after death of Cilla Black

The Blind Date presenter died of natural causes at her home in Marbella aged 72.

“She was a lovely girl who infected everyone with a great spirit”.

“She’d always laugh, mostly against herself, that kind of comedy person”. Her catchphrase – delivered in a strong Liverpool accent that replaced the letter “t” with “r” – was “a lorra, lorra laughs”.

TV star Brendan Courtney has given a moving tribute to Cilla Black. “My condolences go out to her family and all who loved her. She will be truly missed”.

Sue said: “Cilla and Bobby were at our wedding, which was just gorgeous”.

“She’s a rare example of that phrase being spot on”.

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney joined the tributes.

“It’s a bad shock, because there was plenty of life in Cilla left”.

She added: “She was glorious”. A magical lady.

In the article in question, Morgan recounts being out for dinner with the team from Britain’s Got Talent, including Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Ant and December. It was a shrewd move and, largely through her own sheer drive, she remained at the height of popularity until the end of the century and beyond.

A true showbiz legend, famous faces and fans have been speaking out about the loss of a national treasure and how many still can’t believe she is gone.

He said: “It’s devastating news, really devastating”. “She was nothing like me in personality at all, but she was a good, good all-round performer”.

“Details of her death will be announced following the coroner’s report”, the statement said.

She also once told how she struggled with criticism in the media, and how she embraced ageing, wanting to “grow old very disgracefully”. I knew her from years back – she was very friendly. “God bless her”.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Cilla was a huge talent who made a significant contribution to public life”.

TV presenter Gabby Logan described her as a “trailblazer”.

“I am thrilled to be honoured with this award – I am totally delighted”, she said. She was a trailblazer.

Over the years she notched up 20 top 40 hits. “She’s like my sister”, he told the newspaper.

2005: Her autobiography What’s It All About? became a best-seller.

At the nearby Iron Door club, she also sang with the still-unknown Beatles, courtesy of John Lennon, who called her “Cyril”. I thought she was well.

Her hits included You’re My World, Alfie, and Step Inside Love.

“I have photographed a lot of Hollywood stars, and Cilla looked like a star”.

“Does it have a special meaning for you?” she asked.

Black shot to fame singing in the 1960s before going on to host shows such as Blind Date and Surprise Surprise.

“My earliest memory of having a tantrum was over Cilla”.