Cilla Black Bought Her Mum a Posh House. Her Mum Wanted a Bus Stop | Parkinson on BBC
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Cilla Black grew up on Scotland Road, Liverpool, behind a barber's shop with no front door. She didn't know she was poor because everyone else was in the same boat. Her mother used to collect secondhand clothes in a pram to sell in the market to make ends meet. Her father fought for tallies on the dockside to get work each day. There was music on every corner and a pub at the end of every street. In this conversation with Michael Parkinson, Cilla talks about the night her mother took a swig from a bottle of bleach instead of dandelion and burdock while watching Ted Ray on the television, about why they watched the telly in the dark, and about the first thing she did when she became famous: she bought her mum a detached house in the suburbs. Her mum's first question was where the bus stop was. There wasn't one. Her mum never forgave her. Legendary talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson's official YouTube channel. Step back in time with us as we relive the golden era of television and re
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