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Cilla
joins Parkinson for the first show of his new series
Cilla
Black, the First Lady of British television, talks openly to Michael
Parkinson in the first show of his new series.
In
an emotional interview, Cilla opens up about the death of Bobby,
her feelings for him, as strong now as always, and her reaction
to her recent burglary.
Michael
Parkinson starts off by asking Cilla about the burglary.
"Yes
it was awful," says Cilla. "I can't even think about the
jewellery – I don't even worry about that. I was really very
upset and angry about Jack [Cilla's son]. I really was."
Cilla
goes on to explain that she was out of the country on holiday at
the time of the burglary. She remembers receiving a call from her
other son, Robert:
"I'll
never forget it. He said, 'It's devastating, Mum, there's been a
break in at the house at Denham, but Jack is alright.' 'What do
you mean Jack is alright?' I said. And it was bad."
Michael
then asks: "Would you have had a go?" Cilla replies: "Yes,
I know I would have had a go; I know what I am like. You can take
the girl out of Liverpool, but you cannot take Liverpool out of
the girl."
Cilla
then talks about a previous incident at a house in Spain when she
confronted an intruder there:
"I
had to block him, as he had to come past me. I've got loud voice
so I screamed, 'Oi!'. And I terrified him! So I know I am a 'have
a go' person."
Michael
asks if Cilla will now sell up and leave the house. After a moment's
hesitation, she answers defiantly: "No. No, I'm not going to
let the buggers get the best of me. Absolutely not. No, no, no,
because they have scored another goal.
"But
I actually didn't sleep in my bedroom for two days. In fact, one
of the most cleansing things I did was I actually made a sign with
'Welcome' written on it. I left all the doors, all the windows open.
I said, 'Welcome. You've taken everything. If you want the food
in me freezer, it's there, take it!'"
In
an emotionally charged exchange, Michael goes on to talk to Cilla
about life without Bobby, and her recent reputation as something
of a party animal.
"I
was always that party animal, I always was."
Fighting
back the tears, Cilla goes on to admit that it was a struggle after
the death of Bobby.
Cilla
describes a particularly difficult moment at Jimmy Tarbuck's 60th
birthday. She reveals:
"I
could not stay. I was there about forty minutes. I looked around
and it was all couples, and actually Bobby would have loved it because
all his footballing heroes were there, and I looked around and I
thought, I have to get out, I have to do something different.
"I
couldn't stand going out because I'm not a couple anymore. But I'm
very comfortable now."
Michael
then asks her: "Do you think in the fullness of time you would
consider getting married again?"
Cilla
replies: "Michael, don't be stupid! I don't think so. I'm still
totally in love with Bobby. And I am not prepared to share my remote
control with anybody."
Also
joining Michael on the show this week are the comedienne and Celebrity
Fame Academy favourite Jo Brand, and actress Helen Mirren, who talks
about her roles in Prime Suspect and the new smash-hit film, Calendar
Girls.
Annie
Lennox performs live in the studio, singing Wonderful and Little
Bird.
Joining
Michael next week will be film star Ewan McGregor, comedian and
actor Stephen Fry, who makes his debut as director with the upcoming
film Bright Young Things, and Ronni Ancona, the co-star of the 91Èȱ¬
comedy series The Big Impression.
Music
comes from Dido, who will be performing live in the studio.
Parkinson
is on 91Èȱ¬ ONE this Saturday (20 September) at 9.55pm.
The
producer is Danny Dignan. Bea Ballard is executive producer.
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91Èȱ¬'s digital services are now available on ,
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