RIP Paul O'Grady

[xsunnysuex]

This one hurts!

TV star Paul O'Grady dies aged 67 - BBC News

The TV presenter and comedian died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[bellaozzydog]

Social worker, dogs loved him, he wanted to see David Cameron and George Osborne’s “heads on spikes on Tower Bridge”

The energy the country needs now

 

[seeformiles]

A real shame. Genuinely shocked. Seemed like a gentle soul. The world needs more like him right now

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Quite young, but think he had major heart issues in the past so it's not too surprising. RIP

 

[savoloysam]

Rip fella

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Wow that's a shock. RIP.

 

[ruffneck23]

RIP.

He loved dogs and my Mum loved him so he was alright by me.

 

[fucthest8]

That's a fucking shame. At his height as Lily Savage, at the Vauxhall Tavern I think, he was brutal and sharp and fast and brilliant, just hilarious. Yet as per up thread, basically a gentle soul, but one that didn't take any shit. RIP

 

[rubbershoes]

He seemed lovely

 

[cesare]

Sad news

 

[Maggot]

RIP

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Anyone who loves dogs is right. RIP.

 

[DaphneM]

never thought he was funny but he liked animals so was a good egg

 

[Yossarian]

One of Birkenhead's finest exports, RIP

 

[Elpenor]

RIP

Same stage name as my SIL.

 

[Ax^]

ah was just in his home town last night and my mother loves the fella

rip fella

 

[Yossarian]

Paul O'Grady was a key member of my Fantasy Day Drinking Team

 

[Steel Icarus]

That's so sad. Came across as sound as fuck and quite obviously genuinely loved dogs.

 

[tonysingh]

Ah fuck.

This one really hurts.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Also one of very few people on telly/celebrity who felt like one of us, to me at least.

 

[Aladdin]

Ah no...
That's very sad.
Used to watch him every week in For The Love of Dogs. He was extremely kind and generous.
A really lovely person. He had had two heart attacks previously.
But still a shock to read that he is gone.

 

[tommers]

Really sad. He was a lovely man.

He was really good on Radio 2 as well.

 

[ska invita]

very sad, ive spent hours and hours with him on radio 2 on a sunday, brings you close to a person.
great shout yossarian for the fantasy drinking team, he can clearly be great company
i know he's written a bunch of autobiographies, ive just had a look but they dont seem to be audiobooks, such a shame, as would love to hear him read them.

 

[tommers]

 

[BoatieBird]

Genuinely sad about this, he came across as such a lovely person
And yeah, anyone who loves dogs the way he did is a good 'un in my book.

 

[Humberto]

A good guy. RIP

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Really sad about this. He seemed such a compassionate soul.

 

[May Kasahara]

Very sad news. Always engaging to see and hear, whatever he was doing, whatever format.

I saw him as Lily Savage in Prisoner Cell Block H: The Musical, and it was one of the most entertaining evenings of my life. RIP.

 

[izz]

BUMMER ! Gosh darn it, I'm quite cross about this. I've read the autobiographies, the earlier ones particularly are very funny. Always struck me as having a typical scouse sense of humour. 67's no age either. Pooo. Think of all those animals he could have rescued. Drag on Lily.

 

[RedRedRose]

How sad! Always struck me as a very decent person.

RIP