Paul O’Grady’s poignant remark on death after several health scares
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The funeral of Paul O’Grady, the adored TV presenter and comedian who broke out with his drag act persona Lily Savage, is taking place today after he died last month aged 67 – but he once said it would be “amazing” if he made it to 60. His partner Andre Portasio confirmed in a statement that O’Grady died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on 28 March. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Paul O’Grady Of the second attack, he said: “I was in Waitrose and it was like an earthquake. He nearly had a heart attack himself.” In 2017, he told The Observer: “We don’t go to doctors in my family, because we don’t want to make a fuss.