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What a nice surprise, surprise that Cilla Black is everywhere this Christmas
Lifelong fan Neil Alexander – whose debut detective novel is inspired by ‘our Cilla’ – says the internet memes mocking the Scouse singer’s admittedly preposterous Eighties cover versions have brought her to a new, global audience
If you’ve looked on social media lately, it won’t have escaped your notice that Cilla Black – the late, great, ginger-coiffed doyenne of Blind Date, and much-missed former queen of weekend light entertainment – is enjoying a massive renaissance. Or, rather, a Cillasance.
But, even for adoring fans like me, the comeback has come as quite the surprise, surprise.
Open X/Twitter, and you’ll find your timeline full of old clips of “our Cilla” performing cheesy pop numbers from yesteryear, in an array of colourful, polyester-mix, Eighties jumpers, tracksuits, and even the odd polo neck.
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