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
Cilla Black quotes about
trying
Really, I'm trying to retire. It's just nobody will let me!
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.
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.
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.
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.
bring dress home looking mummy remember sudden
I remember one day my son, our Robert, was looking at me on the settee and looking at me on the television, and then all of a sudden he said: 'Why don't you bring that pretty mummy home with you?' And I thought: 'Oh dear, I'm going to have to dress up at home now as well!'
In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it.
knew
I knew I could do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go and not have to worry if I could afford it.
believe switch
I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera.
option
I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be a singer.
brought god might next picked prayers roman spares usual
I'm a Roman Catholic. Or was. I was brought up that way and used to say my prayers every night, but I don't pray to God any more. I might use the usual phrases I picked up from my parents, 'Oh, if God spares me next year...' or 'Please God...' but they're only phrases.
business coming four frank kept people retired sinatra
I'm a 'never say never' girl. Frank Sinatra retired four times. He kept coming back. But there are people in our business who want to die on stage. Literally. I don't want to do that.
business
I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know.
I like being in charge of the remote control.