British icon Paul O'Grady dies age 67
presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said.
“We ask, at this difficult time, that whilst you celebrate his life you also respect our privacy as we come to terms with this loss. Last year he was joined by the Queen Consort in a special one-off episode of For The Love Of Dogs to mark 160 years of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, an organisation for which he was an ambassador.
O’Grady had been set to return to the airwaves next month to host a one-off Easter Sunday radio show on Boom Radio.“Such sad news. Paul O’Grady – funny, fearless, brave, kind and wise. Will be sorely missed. A really special man.” He began his career performing as Lily Savage in the 1970s whilst working as a peripatetic care officer for CamdenHe later settled into a solo show as Savage that ran for eight years at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern, and made a name for himself speaking out about LGBT issues.
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