While Cilla Black was building her career in Liverpool as the UK's most iconic singer, she made a lot of friends along the way. During the 1960s she made a name for herself by performing alongside The Beatles in the legendary Cavern Club venue. Through the years, Cilla became very close with the band, particularly the band's drummer, Ringo Starr. (Express)
Ringo Starr made an appearance on Cilla Black’s television show on 6 February 1968. In the lead-up to the show he took part in three days of rehearsals, the first of which took place on this day.
In the 2020 documentary, Cilla: The Lost Tapes, further information about the star's private life was revealed.
During this ITV doc, Cilla's private getaways with the Fab Four member were detailed, including their skiing trips in Europe.
However, they seemed to be just friends at the time, quashing any romance rumours that might have cropped up.
That is until Ringo proposed to the singer - but she could not take the request seriously.She said in the documentary: "He was like a best friend, even though he did ask me to marry him."
Cilla went on to add with a laugh: "I guess he was desperate."
She explained that she thought Ringo was feeling a lot of "pressure" from the other members of the band, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
She continued: "All of the other Beatles had girlfriends."
Cilla recalled telling Ringo to "post the [wedding] bands in 48 hours and I'll do it". She wasn't worried about this, however, as she "just knew" his offer was not as sincere as it seemed. Ringo either was joking or simply chickened out, and never sent Cilla the rings. A few years later Ringo married his first wife, Maureen Tigrett, in 1965.
