Former Blind Date host Cilla Black charmed the nation as a singer and TV star. She was one of the country’’s most-loved entertainers.
The nation were shocked when the singer and TV personality sadly passed away on on August 1, 2015.
When Cilla’s family sold her home in 2017 following her death, they found a collection of audio recordings and home movies.
They provided an intimate and fascinating glimpse into the late singer’s life away from public.
The documentary, Cilla: The Lost Tapes, which airs on ITV tonight, will take a look at her rise from working-class girl in Liverpool to singing star and TV personality.
Cilla: The Lost Tapes will air on ITV tonight (Image: Getty Images)
Here we take a look at Cilla’s cause of death ahead of the documentary.
How did Cilla Black die?
Cilla was found unconscious and slumped on a terrace outside her bedroom at her villa in Estepona on August 1, 2015.
Her son Robert called the emergency services, but the 72-year-old was pronounced dead just 40 minutes after she was found.
An inquest into the Liverpool-native’s death found Cilla had hit her head as she fell, and had suffered a fatal injury.
The singer had lost her balance after standing up on the terrace of her Spanish holiday home.
After being knocked unconscious the autopsy found she had died from a stroke.
Cilla in her garden at hr home in Denham, Buckinghamshire in 1972 (Image: ITN)
More specifically, Cilla died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage, which is a form of stroke caused by a bleeding on the brain.
She was believed to have fallen between 12.30pm and 2.30pm, and was discovered by her son at around 5.30pm.
An official family statement at the time said: “It has just been confirmed by the judge and coroner in Spain the autopsy was conclusive – Cilla Black died from natural causes.
“Cilla was sunbathing on her private terrace at her villa in Estepona, got up, lost her balance and fell hitting her head, which knocked her unconscious, and she subsequently died of a stroke. She would not have suffered.”
Cilla Black in Denham, Buckinghamshire in 1972 (Image: ITN)
Her three sons Robert, Ben and Jack said they were all “devastated by the sad loss of our mother.
“We would like to thank everyone, especially the people of Liverpool. The tributes and condolences have really helped us through these difficult times.”
Cilla: The Lost Tapes airs tonight at 9pm on ITV
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
