Paul O'Grady

LordBucketHead

Paul O'Grady age 67. RIP

Kebabkid

Very sad to wake up to this and seemed like a wonderfully kind and sound individual with very funny bones

DrCornelius

Shame , liked the bloke and thought he was quite brave in his stage persona in the early days 

LordBucketHead

DrCornelius said:

Shame , liked the bloke and thought he was quite brave in his stage persona in the early days 

It's sad news. He seemed like a kind man on his documentaries caring for our four legged friends.

stickyfiddle

Oh shit that's so sad. Always seemed like a lovely bloke

DB1

Oh no, how sad. A very nice and kind man - the canine world has lost a true champion.

Caffeine_Vampire

Sad to hear of this. Lily was fierce, Paul even more so. Animals and their humans have lost a real friend. Rip.

bertie

was a bit of a shock to wake up to as the main scrolling headline..............echo what the others have said ^^

guitars4you

So sad and so young - Just came across as a very nice guy and the world needs more of such people

Dominic

Lovely person....and so kind to animals

randella

He always seemed a very decent sort, and a razor-sharp wit to boot. A sad loss at any age, but this came as a shock this morning.

Kittyfrisk

A gentle, kind, brave man who also had a rapier wit & quite a gob on him. RIP

digitalscream

Genuinely tragic, and way too young. By all accounts, he was a totally decent guy in real life, and remarkably (for someone in his position) free of anything remotely resembling controversy.

EricTheWeary

I heard an interview with him once talking about his days as a care assistant. These were completely relatable experiences to me and every sense that Lily as his catty comic persona hid a genuinely lovely man, his interactions with his own dogs and the rescue ones on TV perhaps highlighting this.   
Must have been something brief/unexpected as he was due to start presenting a new show. 
Shocking news. RIP. 

Jalapeno

Ta-ra Lily ! RIP

usedtobe

Sad news indeed.

axisus

Very sad, much too young. I never actually watched any of his programmes, and I have to admit I don't like seeing men in drag, however, he was one of those personalities that seemed to crop up a lot over the years all over TV so I feel that I knew him well. Such a lovely guy. A sad loss.

icu81b4

R.I.P. Paul. 

richardhomer

Always really liked him - seemed a really sound bloke. RIP

Philly_Q

A pretty remarkable career, to go from a drag act on the gay scene - at a time when both drag and the gay scene were a lot more underground than they are now - to a mainstream star, by sheer talent and force of personality.

I remember when he started appearing on TV regularly and was transitioning from the Lily Savage character to just being Paul O'Grady, I thought this guy really has something about him.  There were misfires like the Blind Date reboot, and I found the dogs programmes a bit schmaltzy, but he became something of a national treasure.

RIP

maw4neu

As a dog owner myself I was always really impressed with his support and work with Battersea Dog & Cats Home  . . I'm sure he would have adopted all the dogs and cats himself, given the chance . .  @Kebabkid summed him up perfect  . . " a wonderfully kind and sound individual with very funny bones " . . . Lovely guy, gone way too soon . . . RIP Paul . .