Zendaya: Knowing Ronnie Spector is the greatest honour of my life

Zendaya has paid tribute to “true rockstar” Ronnie Spector (Yui Mok/PA)

Zendaya has said knowing Ronnie Spector has been “one of the greatest honours of my life” following her death aged 78.

The Ronettes singer, who was known for such 1960s hits as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking In The Rain, died on Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.