 |
| Cilla Black's burial was gatecrashed by a super fan |
AFTER her funeral was covered live on television, Cilla Black's family have blasted the "disrespectful" actions of gatecrashers at her private burial service.
The legendary entertainer, who died at the age of 72, was given a very public memorial earlier this week as viewers were able to tune in to her two-mile cortege and star-studded service at St Mary's Catholic Church in Woolton village.
But some of Cilla's super fans went a step too far, and proceeded to gatecrash her private burial service at Allerton cemetery, as the star was being laid to rest next to her parents.
 |
| Cilla was given a very public send-off in Liverpool |
 |
| Cilla Black outside Buckingham Palace in 1975 |
 |
| A superfan turned up to Cilla's private burial service |
One such person was bar manager Shane Robinson, 24, who gained access to the cemetery and uploaded footage and photos to his public Facebook page – which have since been deleted.
The images included close-up shots of the former Blind Date presenter's coffin as well as flower tributes left by her close friends and family, while he boasted about how "close" he got to the grave.
Following the live streamed funeral, Cilla's family are said to be devastated by the "disrespectful" intrusion after they had asked for fans to respect their request for privacy during her burial.
"Having given unprecedented public access, we asked that the burial was to be private for the family," a family spokesman said.
"The media respected that 100 per cent. For someone to do this is not only disrespectful but also ghoulish.
"The best public tribute to Cilla the singer is putting her back at number one - just where she wanted."
The enthusiast is believed to have bragged about how he was stood next to some of Cilla's celebrity friends, as he reportedly wrote alongside the images: "Lovely day in Liverpool with the mother. Honoured to have been so close watching the burial of Cilla and to be stood with Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard."
Shane even admitted being asked to put his phone away during the affair that was meant to be exclusively for the former Surprise, Surprise host's loved-ones.
"I'm a huge Cilla fan," he told The Sun. "I don't want to say too much but it was a great day. We got so close.
"There was loads of people there — celebs and the public.
"We didn’t speak to any of the celebrities but we were stood really near to them all.
"I was told after I took the video by security that I wasn’t allowed to film and they asked me to but my phone away.
"I met Cilla twice — once in Liverpool when I was 18 and again in London around two years ago. I've never seen her live, though."
Despite the family's polite request for privacy, a notorious celebrity stalker also allegedly turned up to the heart-rending service uninvited.
Post a Comment Blogger Facebook Disqus