Cilla Black plans to flash her leg as she collects her BAFTA TV Special Award.
The veteran entertainer will be recognised for her stellar work in television - such as hosting 'Blind Date' and 'Surprise Surprise' - at the British Academy Television Awards on May 18 and she has already picked out a flesh-baring dress.
Appearing on ITV's 'Loose Women' today (09.05.14), the 71-year-old star said: "I got my dress yesterday ... it's black and I've got a big split to show some leg off."
Cilla admits she is "surprised" to have been selected for the prestigious honour, quipping lifetime achievement awards usually go to "people who are dead".
The humble Liverpudlian added: "I've done exactly what I wanted to do in life, and why should I be awarded for that? It's only what I wanted to do."
The red-haired star first found fame in the 1960s as a pop star - managed by the man behind The Beatles - and her early career will be chronicled in a new ITV miniseries, with BAFTA winner Sheridan Smith playing her.
Cilla said of the actress: "I went out to dinner with her and she's fabulous! She turned up with the red hair - the full monty! Paul O'Grady was there, she was fantastic. We exchanged telephone numbers and I said, 'If ever you have a problem with anything, give me a call.' "
Cilla says it will be "strange" to watch her life played out in the TV drama, which will centre on the romance between her and her late husband Bobby Willis.
She added: "It's a love story, really, between Bobby and I, and it's all about my pop career. There's a whole generation that doesn't know I sang as a pop singer in those days. It ends with the beginning of my TV career [but] everybody knows about that."

Ferne McCann has admitted she's the "worst friend and family member" when she's filming 'The Only Way Is Essex'.
The loud-mouthed reality star says the six-week shoot for each series is so intense she just doesn't have the time to maintain her relationships with her loved ones and sometimes she's so busy she doesn't even reply to text messages received.
Speaking at the launch of Tru Diamonds at the luxurious Westbury Hotel in London on Thursday night (08.05.14), she told BANG Showbiz: "For the six to eight weeks that I'm filming I'm the worst friend and family member ever. I don't text people back, I never go out, so when filming finishes I like to catch up with friends and family and I like going on holiday."
Ferne was partying at the exclusive bash with 'Made In Chelsea' star Rosie Fortescue and the fashion blogger admits she and her castmates have a similar problem although the shooting schedule for 'MIC' isn't as intense.
Rosie revealed: "'TOWIE' is filmed constantly and very intensely for six weeks whereas 'Made In Chelsea' is filmed over a prolonged period of time so in a way we do get to see our friends but things change, schedules change. It's just about managing your time, if you've just done a 12-hour day realistically the last thing that your'e going to do is go and meet friends at one in the morning."
The pair were joined at the event to launch the new jewellery range - available at Trudiamonds.co.uk - by Rosie's 'MIC' co-star Cheska Hull and host other celebrities.
Among the other guests were 'EastEnders' stars Patsy Palmer and Samantha Womack, actress Tamsin Outhwaite, Caprice and former 'TOWIE' regular Lydia Bright.

Nick Lachey finds his wife "sexier than ever" since they had a child together.
The 40-year-old singer loves watching spouse Vanessa caring for their 19-month-old son Camden and says the little boy has brought out a new side to her personality.
He said: "My wife's maternal side is a new dynamic to her personality - and it's definitely made her even sexier."
The couple - who married in July 2011 after five years of dating - dote on their little boy but also treasure their alone time when Camden goes to bed.
Vanessa explained to Parents magazine: "We put on some music or a favourite TV show, pour a glass of wine, have dinner - that's our 'alone time'
"When you've got the little one between you, it's not as romantic as when the two of you are alone."
And it doesn't matter where in the world they are, the pair always stick to a schedule to get their son to sleep by 7.30pm.
Vanessa said: "Whether we're in New York or Cincinnati or on vacation, as long as he gets his story, sound machine, and song, he's good."
Both Vanessa, 33, and Nick are keen to have more children, but will wait a while so their offspring don't have to "share" friends - though they won't leave it too late.
Nick said: "You don't want kids to have to share the same group of friends."
Vanessa added: "But you don't want them so far apart that they have nothing in common."

Kim Kardashian's best friend doesn't know what to buy her as a wedding gift.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is set to marry Kanye West - with who she has 10-month-old daughter North - later this month, and her pal Jonathan Cheban is struggling to come up with a present idea beyond something personalised as they already have "everything".
He said: "It's very hard. It's going to take me the next two weeks to find them a gift and hopefully I'll get it in time. But I think with a couple like that it's got to be something monogrammable, something very special because...they have everything."
Jonathan also admitted he hasn't been out much recently because he doesn't want to be quizzed about the upcoming nuptials and is determined to stay silent on the subject.
Co-hosting E! News, he was pressed on what he wanted to reveal about the wedding but said: "Absolutely nothing.
"It's not fair to her/ It's a big, private day, and I'm not going to be the one to ruin it. I'm not getting killed at dinner tonight!"
"You guys figure out your own rumours, but almost everything's a lie. That's all I'm saying.
"I just keep my mouth shut, you know, and it's going to be a really special day and that's it."

Whoopi Goldberg is to make a reality show about her family.
The 58-year-old actress will produce the series through her One Ho Productions along with 44 Blue Productions, and will focus the programme on her daughter Alex Martin, 40, who has three children in their teens and 20s, and her best friend Leisa.
According to Deadline, the show will follow Alex as she tries to reinvent herself both personally and professionally with the help of her husband Bernard and Leisa, whose father is actor Lee Weaver.
Whoopi said: "I wanted to tell the story of two best friends who experience all of the major phases of a woman's life together.
"Alex and Leisa have been friends since they were 17 and are both children of famous people, and are now approaching 40.
"My daughter just became a grandmother and her daughter just turned 24 and they are just trying to figure their lives out.
"This is really the story of an all-American family for a new generation; it looks a little different than the storybooks, but it's filled with love and laughter."
The show will begin when Alex's 24-year-old daughter moves back in with her parents, along with her fiance and their baby daughter Charli Rose.
A network is not yet attached to the currently untitled series.

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Miley Cyrus showed off her impressive abs in a black bralet and leopard print paneled tights as she made her way out of London club Madame JoJo's.

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Zac Efron hid behind a pair of dark black sunglasses as he arrived at New York's JFK Airport wearing a fitted white shirt and black beanie hat.

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