The 57-year-old controversially took to Twitter after Cilla’s death, tweeting her “disgust” at the outpouring of grief for the national treasure.
Branding journalists ‘lazy’ for reporting Cilla’s death, Liz Kershaw went on to compare tributes to the Blind Date presenter to posts about paedophile Jimmy Savile.
She said: “When Savile died I was aghast and disgusted at celebs who knew him, yet trotted out tributes for their own publicity.
“Here we go again. Seems Free Speech has died.
“Cilla loved Liverpool so much she lived in Surrey and Spain.”
Mentioning the famous Liverpool club where Cilla found fame back in the 60s, she added: “Lazy media using The Cavern Club as a backdrop.
“It was bulldozed in the 70s! This is just a theme park!”
She went on to urge her 2,579 Twitter followers to donate their money to homeless charities instead of honouring the Blind Date host’s memory.
Liz, who previously claimed that Jimmy Savile groped her while she was on air at Radio 1, has since deleted her tweets (which the Daily Star were able to screen grab).
However fans have lashed out at her following the social media rant.
One shocked member of the public, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Daily Star: “I know Liz has spent her whole career being mouthy and having controversial views about stuff.
“But this felt just one step too far. Comparing Cilla to Jimmy Savile is just sick.”
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