British singer and TV host Cilla Black dies aged 72

“Cilla came to Holyhead with a beam in her smile and in her heart – a wonderful lady”.

She added: “I needn’t have anxious because Sheridan is absolutely terrific”.

“She will always be with me”.

Cilla was a national treasure who originally found fame through her singing.

Reports say the 72-year-old was discovered at her home in Spain.

And she also shared an on-set snap of herself with her predecessor, writing: “This photo is even more special to me now…” “Loved her shows growing up too!! Xx”.

Celebrities have been reacting to the news 60s icon turned household TV presenter Cilla Black has died at her villa in Marbella.

As Cilla’s career took off she never looked any different, and her signature look is one of the things that fans most associated her with. “She had a fine distinctive voice and was always a bit of a laugh”.

Sir Cliff Richard told ITV he will miss his “outrageous” friend dearly. “God bless her”. She also had a stint presenting game show The Moment of Truth. She said: “I met her at the stage door of the Liverpool Empire Theatre in 2008 when she appeared in Cinderella”. She went on to release 14 albums. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 revealed that Cilla’s version of Anyone Who Had a Heart was the UK’s biggest selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. “She’s like my sister”, he told the newspaper. “If it be in television then so be it, but I’ve had my time”.

“I remember when I was asked if I would like to do a TV series starring alongside her called Surprise! In America you’re a “Fruit Fly” – I prefer that”.

She wrote: “I’m so unbelievably sad to hear the news about the legendary Cilla Black“.

Known affectionately as “Cilla” to generations of Britons, Black later moved into television hosting a string of prime-time shows.

And TV presenter and journalist Piers Morgan captured the nation’s reaction to the “very, very sad news”. She was a resplendent and rate talent. “My father played the mouth organ, my mother and aunts used to sing, and it wasn’t unusual for families to get together and make their own music in the fifties”.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney, who is in Los Angeles, said: ” Such a shock to hear about Cilla’s passing.