What are your memories of entertainer Cilla Black?

“It is with deep sorrow that I confirm today the passing of singer and TV personality Cilla Black”, Nick Fiveash said in an emailed statement. Her background always showed through.

“At this stage, we can’t know if she banged into something and this provoked her death – these are just theories at this point”.

And fellow “Hey Jude” hitmaker Ringo Starr took to the micro blogging site Twitter to offer his and his wife Barbara Bach’s condolences.

The TV legend, who fronted Surprise Surprise and Blind Date before later suffering from hearing problems and arthritis, reportedly died overnight after flying to her Spanish home in Estepona on the Costa del Sol. A spokesman for Spanish police said everything pointed to her having died of natural causes, the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror newspapers reported. Here’s one of her early tunes, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who both make a cameo apperarance in the video. “When she found out we were getting married she was overjoyed and surprised it had happened, considering how many people hate each other on the show and the unlikely way we met. We were the first success story”.

Sir Cliff revealed he was due to visit her in Spain next week. She said, “Bobby’s waiting for me”. “She was a resplendent and rare talent”. Cilla was a dear and loyal friend and I will miss her terribly.

“My heart goes out to her family – Bobby, Ben and Jack – her sons and their families”. However, it seems apparent that she died of natural causes, reports The Telegraph.

Tonight, April 4, at 9pm, there will be a chance to watch The One and Only Cilla Black, which first aired 2-years ago to mark her landmark 50th year in showbiz. “To put this unprecedented success into perspective, it happened during a decade when achieving a Top 20 single meant that you had to sell in excess of 100,000 copies a day in the UK alone” her website adds.

Actress Cilla Black at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 10, 2005 in Beverly Hills.

“She is going to leave a huge hole … she was such an inspiration”. That was the thing about Cilla, she always looked spot-on.

Tributes have been paid to Cilla Black, one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers, who has died at the age of 72.

“As a friend she was always fun to be with, kind, generous, and caring, a very special lady”.