That does not seem to be a problem for Cilla who claims to be still enjoying herself.

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Bobby Willis guided Cilla from 1970s variety show hostess to her current position of star of Saturday evening light entertainment.

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Epstein's final deal for his songbird, before his death in 1967, was for her own BBC variety show, titled Cilla.

BBC: Cilla in the spotlight

"Claire chose to run the marathon for Samaritans as her mother Cilla Squires has been a volunteer for the charity for 24 years, " she said.

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Accompanied by her three sons, Robert, 28, Benjamin, 24 and 17-year-old Jack, Cilla entered the church, trying to muster a smile for the assembled well-wishers.

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Cilla and her family arrived for the Anglican service of thanksgiving and remembrance, conducted by the Rev Adrian Hirst, in a fleet of black Rolls Royces.

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Gwent Police Authority's Cilla Davies expressed concerns that plans to replace police authorities with directly elected police commissioners would not truly represent the divergent communities that exist in Wales.

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Cilla Black was absolutely hopeless at all of them.

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It took place against the backdrop of the supposedly swinging Sixties - among the records in the Top Ten that week were hits by the Supremes, the Kinks, Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black.

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