in a statement his partner andre portasio said he died unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika stood in the door, wearing the same frock as me. i didn t know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming. lily fast became an audience favourite, hosting some of tv s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7pm, it s top of the pops! please welcome the hostess of blankety blank, lily savage! the former social worker s alter ego now an unlikely family favourite, something few would have predicted when paul created the character. because all the acts those days, most of them were all in sequins, shirley bass
forward. . ,, , . we are expecting that announcement from the government on migrants to the uk being housed in former military bases. paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre port asio said he died unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming a talk show presenter. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika stood in the door,
versatility that paul o grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs. hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i m all right. this little one isn t doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid tongued lily savage. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn t know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7:00. it s top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many.
it s a tribute to his incredible versatility that paul 0 grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs. hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i m all right. this little one isn t doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid tongued lily savage. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn t know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7:00. it s top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four slice
was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs. hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i m all right. this little one isn t doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid tongued lily savage. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn t know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. i m sorry i m not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy, with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven t even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily s formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o grady. as well as a 11t year stint on radio 2. today s tributes have been led by the queen consort, who said she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of paul o grady, who worked with her