Cilla Black: British singer and TV host dies aged 72

Cilla Black, who died today at the age of 72, was known to millions as a premier TV presenter.

Spanish police are investigating whether she died from a fall after suffering from a dizzy spell.

Reports suggest that Black might have become dizzy when she walked from an air-conditioned room into the strong midday heat.

A source close to the inquiry told The Daily Mirror: ‘Cilla’s son found her lying face upwards in a solarium-style sun terrace next to her bedroom.

‘There’s no conclusive autopsy results yet but the main theory right now is that she had a dizzy turn after going from an air-conditioned room into the midday heat and losing her balance.

‘The marks she’s got are consistent with a fall where she’s put up an arm as a defence mechanism.

‘What’s need to be determined now is why she fell and whether it was indeed to do with the sudden change in temperature and the effect that had on her – which seems the most likely scenario at the moment – or whether something else triggered the collapse.

‘Midday temperatures on Saturday in the area were in the high eighties and we know Cilla wasn’t in the best of health.’

Agencies/Canadajournal