'Soapstar Superstar' will go out on Saturday nights from early next year with stars confirmed to take part in the weekly series including former 'EastEnders'' Michael Greco, 'Coronation Street's Richard Fleeshman, who plays Craig Harris, Shobna Gulati (Sinitta Alahan) and Wendi Peters (Cilla Brown), and Roxanne Pallett (Jo Stiles), Sammy Winward (Katie Addyman) and Lucy Pargeter (Chastity Dingle) from 'Emmerdale'.
The contestants will have to sing live each week with Black judging their singing ability before viewers vote on the best performance. The winning act will win prize money for a charity of their choice.
Before beginning her television career, Black had a number of hits in the 60s including number ones with 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' and 'Alfie'.
Black believes she is perfectly placed to judge 'Soapstar Superstar'.
"Taking part in 'Soapstar Superstar' will be lots of fun, not least because I'm a huge soap fan but because I hope I can understand a little of what the performers are going through and guide and advise as best I can," she said.
Claudia Rosencrantz, commissioning controller ITV Entertainment, said: "As a self-confessed soap fan with 25 years in showbusiness, 15 studio albums, 37 singles and 18 collective years of presenting two of the countries best loved shows 'Blind Date' and 'Surprise Surprise', Cilla is uniquely placed to offer up her wealth of expertise, humour and honesty."
Black sensationally announced her decision to leave 'Blind Date' after 19 series in January 2003 during the show's first ever live edition.
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