Cilla Black's House Goes On The Market For £4.5m | HuffPost

The legendary entertainer died 10 months ago, following a stroke.

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Cilla Black's £4.5 million Buckinghamshire mansion has gone on the market, 10 months after her death.

The 'Blind Date' presenter called the property home for over 45 years, up until she died last August, with her three sons now deciding to put it up for sale.

A source told the Daily Star: "It’s a shame that the family are selling up but the property must cost a fortune to run so it’s understandable.”

Cilla Black's house has been put on the market

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The sprawling property, which is located in the village of Denham, boasts eight bedrooms, a tennis court, a leisure complex, an indoor pool and spa, as well as a separate cottage located in the grounds.

She and husband Bobby Willis bought the house in 1970 and raised their three sons, Robert, now 45, Ben, 41, and Jack, 35, there.

Cilla died at her Spanish villa last summer, after suffering a stroke.

Details of her will were later revealed, with £15.2 million of her fortune left to her three sons.

It means they each received over £3 million, once a deduction of £5.95 million was made in inheritance tax.

Cilla with her sons (left to right) Ben, Robert and Jack Willis

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Cilla’s thee boys also inherited her £2 million Spanish mansion and £1.5 million Barbados penthouse, which are not included in her UK estate.

The only other person the 72-year-old star left money to was her housekeeper of over 30 years, Penny Walker, to whom she gifted £20,000.

A source told The Sun: “She adored her sons and treated Penny as part of the family.”

Cilla earned her first million by the time she was 25 and owned a portfolio of luxurious properties around the world, from the Caribbean to the Costa del Sol.

She also owned a Westminster penthouse, which served as an office she shared with her husband and manager Bobby Willis, who died 17 years ago at the age of 57.

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Cilla Black's Life In Pictures

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Liverpool born singer Cilla Black hugs the award that names her as Britain's Best Female Singer in a poll organised by a pop music newspaper, at the Cafe Royal in London, England on Feb. 13, 1970. (AP Photo/Robert Dear) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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The Princess of Wales and Cilla Black pictured at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London, England on March 11, 1992. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin/Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Showing off their awards after the presentation at the CafÃ© Royal are, left to right: Liverpool-born singer Cilla Black, voted Top British Female Singer; Cliff Richard, voted Mr. Valentine, and the Best Dressed Male Star; and Lulu, who was voted Miss Valentine, in London, Feb. 13, 1970. (AP Photo/Bob Dear) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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British pop singer Cilla Black and husband Bobby Willis, her personal manager, after their wedding at Marylebone Registry Office in London, England on Jan. 25, 1969. The couple have known each other for six years. (AP Photo/Leslie Priest) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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British pop singer Cilla Black with her personal manager, Bobby Willis, after they were married in Marylebone Registery Office, London, on Jan. 25, 1969. (AP Photo/Staff/Priest) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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British pop singer Cilla Balck with her fiance Bobby Willis, in Mayfair, London, on Jan. 4, 1969. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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British Pop singer Cilla Black holds a Christmas present from beneath her Personality Christmas Tree at an exhibition of similar trees for different entertainment stars at Harrods department store in London, England on Dec. 16, 1968. Cilla designed the tree herself to reflect the record industry. (AP Photo/Robert Rider-Rider) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Pop singers Cilla Black and Cliff Richard throw postcards into the air as they take a break from counting votes for Britain's Song For Europe at Kensington House in Shepherd's Bush, London on March 8, 1968. Television viewers were asked to choose the song to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest after Cliff had sung the six possibilities on Cilla's show earlier this week. Cliff will sing the winning song again on Cilla's show before singing it at the Royal Albert Hall on April 6th, when he bids to win the trophy won last year by Sandie Shaw with Puppets on a String. (AP Photo/Worth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE - In this March 8, 1968 file photo, singer Cilla Black counts votes with singer Cliff Richard for Britain's "Song For Europe", in Shepherd's Bush, London. Spanish police said Sunday that the singer, who had a home in Estepona, southern Spain, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Born Priscilla White, Black worked as a teenager in the cloakroom of Liverpoolâs Cavern Club, where her musical talent was spotted by The Beatles. (AP Photo, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Pop singer Cilla Black and singer Cliff Richard throw up votes which they are counting for Britain's "Song For Europe", in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, March 8, 1968. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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