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Two years after celebrating 50 years in showbusiness, she sadly passed away in August 2015.
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And when she, at the end, lest us know she is on a quest for a perfect pink diamond, one that will cost her well over a million dollars, because she deserves a trinket of that magnitude, I felt like there is no way this boastful wealthy woman has any of her humble Liverpudlian qualities still intact.That may very well be true. Beginning her career alongside The Beatles in the local Mersey music scene, she went on to share the same manager Brian Epstein and the same producer, the legendary George Martin also and recorded at Abbey Road. By the time she was twenty - caught up in the incredible youth explosion of the Sixties - she was a key player on the up and coming Mersey scene, managed by Brian Epstein and friends with the Beatles.
She signed with the Beatles’s manager Brian Epstein, and her description of him, their friendship, and her devastation at his death were heartening and entertaining. But today the woman is a multi-millionaire, and while many celebrities seem to not flaunt that and live quiet lives, Black is so proud of it that she writes of her estate in England, her villa in Spain, and her apartment in Barbados as if we all have the opportunity to own such (or at least care deeply about her comfort.) Furthermore, she seems to want to refute every little gaff she made in her career as an “I didn’t mean it that way” moment or “the press misunderstood.” She seems intent, in this book, to whitewash every error she has made in her very public life, when perhaps it would have been best to ignore the tarnish on her silver celebrity status, letting it fade into the history that one forgets.
The result is an exciting and moving autobiography, of a type that only comes along once in a decade.
A fascinating read...the ultimate companion for fans
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You'll laugh, but you'll cry too.
Daily Mirror
A readable, likeable account of the life of a national treasure.
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About Cilla Black
Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White in Liverpool's heavily bombed, down trodden Scotland Road in 1943, Cilla grew up as a rough and tumble tomboy in a staunchly catholic household.
Surprise and Blind Date and regarded as the first lady of UK television, with countless shows, industry awards and record breaking viewing figures to her name. But this is the public story. I loved her telling of how she maintained close friendships with her mates from younger years, especially with her childhood friend Pat Davies and Cynthia Lennon, mother of Julian Lennon and first wife of John Lennon.
The high points and the low points. Since debuting on the showbiz circuit in 1963 she's conquered the mediums of TV, comedy and pop! I was truly fascinated by the “insider” information about the Beatles and the other groups of the time, among them Gerry and the Pacemakers and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. As she relates the story of her life to us for the very first time, Cilla will reveal what really happened, including her dramatic and unprecedented exit from Blind date in January 2003.
She just wants us to think that, counting on her adoring fans to say, “Well, we love her and want her to be happy.” She doesn’t dwell on her charitable activities, although she does mention them, but I have to wonder how much that excess-of-a-million dollars would buy if it were channeled into food for the hungry rather than a bauble for her finger.
What's It All About?
For the first time, the autobiography of one of Britain's biggest stars.
I, not being British nor having lived in England, was surprised that not only did Black achieve the status of the best-selling female vocalist in her country, but also she became a beloved television personality, hosting several long-term shows. The book is mostly a seemingly heartfelt tribute, rather than a “dish the dirt” memoir. She enjoyed hit after smash hit as Cilla Black, selling a hundred thousand records a day.
Cilla became a prominent television presenter in the 1980s and 1990s with shows such as Blind Date and Surprise Surprise.