
Paul O'Grady was an absolute legend of the community.' and also doing shows like tonight, introducing new talent to the LGBT+ scene. We were cursed in our family, with hearts.' 'So my sister's in hospital at the moment with fluid on her heart and lungs.
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The TV icon also told The Observer in 2017: 'We don't go to doctors in my family, because we don't want to make a fuss. No heavenly choirs, no light at the end of the tunnel.' He added: 'Everyone asks, 'Did you see anything?' No, sorry. But I never thought I wasn't going to make it. all our family has died of heart disease. O'Grady also recalled his first heart attack in 2002 during an interview with The Times, when he said: 'I'd sort of been waiting for it. They are trying to steer me out of trouble 24 hours a day.' 'I have had two heart attacks, and if I get to 60 that will be amazing. He told The Mirror: 'I do count my blessings,' he said, according to The Mirror. Speaking about his health scares, which included a two-month hiatus last year in which he had to stop filming due to shortness of breath after testing positive for Covid, O'Grady said he lived without fear.
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'I can't believe it, just to hang up the phone and hours later for someone to die, who was so happy, full of life.' 'He was generous to a fault, I'll never meet anyone like him. She really liked him a lot, and then he'd have the postman for dinner. Paying tribute, Ms Thorson earlier said: 'He would have tea with the Queen. He was also set to return to the airwaves next month to host a one-off Easter Sunday radio show on Boom Radio. The actor and comedian was seen smiling warmly as he clutched a dog in a photo taken three days ago and shared on Instagram.Īnother photo from three days ago shows O'Grady, also known as Lily Savage, posing with a fan outside Edinburgh Playhouse, and a third snap from five days ago shows the star dressed as Miss Hannigan, the main antagonist in Annie, while holding another dog. The last photo of the late TV star and drag act showed him posing with a dog in Edinburgh, where he was performing in a stage production of the musical Annie before his death at 67. He later revealed he had lost family members - including his parents - to heart disease, adding his relatives had been, 'cursed with hearts.'Īfter leaving his Sunday slot on BBC Radio 2 in August last year, O'Grady embarked on a schedule that would 'overwhelm a man half his age' - despite having to halt work for two months last year after contracting Covid.īoth of his parents died after suffering heart attacks, while Paul had survived two himself - in 20.īut despite feeling he had been forced out of Radio 2, O'Grady never contemplated retirement, despite his health scares.

Speaking in 2013, the icon said he 'counted his blessings,' after having two heart attacks, adding: 'If I get to 60 that will be amazing.

'It said Andre, who would never text me, really. Mitchell told The Mirror: 'I have my phone by my bed and I just happened to press the text. My thoughts are with Andre, Paul's family and friends Farewell my friend x'

Sharing this photo on Instagram, Prince wrote: 'Our last photo together Oh how I'll miss him. Paul's close friend and former BBC Radio 2 colleague Malcolm Prince described him as being 'full of life' when he visited the broadcaster's home earlier on Tuesday. He later shared a touching tribute to his long-time friend and colleague.īarbara Windsor's widower Scott Mitchell also revealed today how Andre texted him at 2.30am yesterday to inform him of Paul's death. Paul's producer Malcolm Prince - who the star took to Boom Radio with him when he left BBC Radio 2 - described Paul as being 'full of life' when he visited his home just hours before his death on Tuesday. They'll all be partying in heaven and the Queen.' The actress said Andre gave a speech at Paul's 60th birthday, with Cilla Black and Barbara Windsor among guests, adding: 'They're all gone. He's only 41, he will be so bereft of Paul, he worshipped Paul.' She added: 'He was so happy, full of life. But he died in his own bed, his husband was there, Andre the most divine man who he has been with for many years. Speaking to Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on Good Morning Britain today, Linda revealed she chatted to Paul hours before he passed away, and said the star 'lived every day of his life as if it was his last'. Paul O'Grady passed away in his bed with his husband Andre Portasio at his side it emerged today, as grief-stricken friends and family detailed the much-loved star's final hours.Īvengers actress Linda Thorson, 75, said devastated friends of the couple are supporting Andre, who has been left 'bereft' following his partner's unexpected death aged 67 on Tuesday night.
