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Graham Skidmore, known to viewers as Blind Date’s “Our Graham”, has been remembered as a “fantastic father and husband” by his son, Neil, following his death aged 90. He became known as “Our Graham” thanks to the show’s host Cilla Black who gave him the nickname while he established himself as the voice of the show for 17 years between 1985 and 2002. He died in December 2021 on Boxing Day, Neil told the PA News Agency, with the news only reported on now after it was mentioned in the In Memoriam section in the Spring/Summer 2022 journal from actors’ union Equity.

Graham Skidmore has died aged 90, his family have confirmed. Graham – lovingly known as ‘Our Graham’ to Blind Date fans – voiced the popular dating show hosted by Cilla Black between the years of 1985 to 2002. Between 1993 and 2002, he was also a regular fixture on Vic and Bob’s Shooting Stars.

READ MORE: M&S departure could cast a light on forgotten part of city centre Cilla Black Cilla Black was buried just feet from her parents’ graves with a headstone that describes her as a “devoted mother and grandmother”. The Surprise! Surprise! star died from a stroke at her villa in Spain in August 2015 after losing her balance and falling while sunbathing, aged 72. Her headstone at Allerton Cemetery carries her name ‘Cilla Black OBE’ above the single word: “Singer”.

celebs featuring on the show is Anthea Turner. The TV star presented Top of the Pops from 1988 to 1991. Anthea was once the second-highest-paid female TV presenter, behind Cilla Black.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote countless songs for both The Beatles and some other artists. But Lennon said he peaked lyrically back in 1969 when he wrote a song for a charity compilation album: No One's Gonna Change Our World. For their contribution to the album - which also included such artists as Lulu, Cilla Black, and Rolf Harris - The Beatles included the song Across the Universe.

Jason Manford told TV viewers to 'chill out' as he defended Starstruck co-star Sheridan Smith.

Sheridan Smith is used to switching up her looks for her latest TV roles.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Midas Man, has shut down mid-shoot.The forthcoming film has hit a snag as director Jonas Akerlund is “taking a break” from the shoot and could be “unlikely to return”, according to Deadline.Midas Man will tell the story of Epstein, the Liverpudlian record shop manager who signed the biggest band of all time.

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Rosie Day (Outlander) has boarded the cast of Midas Man, the biopic of visionary music manager Brian Epstein, who famously discovered the Beatles. Day will play Cilla Black, the singer who was also managed by Epstein.

Guy Lodge Film CriticHave you ever noticed how the icily dramatic opening strings in “You’re My World,” Cilla Black’s earnest, bawling-on-the-bathroom-floor ballad from 1965, could just as easily be a shivery horror theme by Bernard Herrmann? Edgar Wright has, and uses the likeness to briefly spine-tingling effect early in “Last Night in Soho”: As ’60s-fixated Gen-Z fashion student Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) finds herself somehow transported in time to the Swinging London world of naive party

Read more: EastEnders star 'in advances talks' for I'm A Celebrity as bookings get underway The original BBC Two series was axed in 2015 after almost two decades on television, having first aired in 1996. The show had previously been hosted by Mark Lamarr, Simon Amstell and Rhod Gilbert, as well as a number of guests hosts including David Hasselhoff, Alice Cooper and Cilla Black.

reached the nation, tributes poured in from performers, politicians and spots stars alike.His long-time friend and fellow comedian Jimmy Tarbuck called him a "national hero".Speaking to PA news agency, the 80-year-old performer said: "Cilla Black was a national hero. The Beatles are national heroes and Des O'Connor was one."O'Connor and Tarbuck performed together at the London Palladium in 2015, and toured the country the following year.

What's Love Got to Do with It', and most recently Donna Summer's 1979 hit 'Hot Stuff'.So, when Producer Matt from the Saturday Morning Show on Radio City saw a meme with Kygo and Cilla Black, he thought it was real. Unbelievably, Matt even went so far as to WhatsApp our head of music Toby, to ask him about the new song! To which he got this as a response.

What's Love Got to Do with It', and most recently Donna Summer's 1979 hit 'Hot Stuff'.So, when Hits Radio's Producer Matt saw a meme with Kygo and Cilla Black, he thought it was real. Unbelievably, Matt even went so far as to WhatsApp our head of music Toby, to ask him about the new song! To which he got this as a response.

Cilla Black. The television presenter, who now boasts 1.5 million followers on Instagram, has amassed a legion of fans after tugging on the nation's heartstrings in her role as a judge on popular talent competition show, Britain's Got Talent.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed British actor, writer and producer Idris Elba will receive a BAFTA Special Award for his creative contribution to television and his commitment to championing diversity and new talent in the industry.The Special Award is one of the British Academy’s highest honors, with previous recipients for television including Nicola Shindler, Clare Balding, John Motson, Henry Normal, Nick Fraser, Lenny Henry, Delia Smith and Cilla Black.Elba’s breakout came in HBO’s “The Wire”

The Beatles‘ celebrated manager Brian Epstein has been announced.Jonas Åkerlund, a multiple Grammy award-winning director, will direct the film that’s set to be shot in Liverpool and released in 2021.Midas Man will tell the story of Epstein, the Liverpudlian record shop manager who signed the biggest band of all time.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentMulti-Grammy winning director Jonas Akerlund is to helm “Midas Man,” a movie about The Beatles’ manager and music impresario Brian Epstein, it was confirmed Thursday.Epstein discovered The Beatles – indeed Paul McCartney referred to him as “the fifth Beatle” – and they signed a contract with him in 1961.

Actress Sheridan Smith says she and fiance Jamie Horn are 'overwhelmed with love' after welcoming a baby boy.

Sheridan Smith is gearing up for a ‘lorra lorra laughs’ when she reprises her role as the late, Blind Date host Cilla Black.

 ,38, who is currently expecting her first child with fiancé, , announced on her Instagram, ‘Ok seeing as most of you guessed it I’ll be bringing Cilla to the stage later this year! Can’t wait to see u all there I hope!’