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Paul O'Grady

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Paul O'Grady age 67. RIP
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    Very sad to wake up to this and seemed like a wonderfully kind and sound individual with very funny bones :(
    Feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/
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  • DrCorneliusDrCornelius Frets: 6476
    Shame , liked the bloke and thought he was quite brave in his stage persona in the early days 
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  • LordBucketHeadLordBucketHead Frets: 302
    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.
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    Oh shit that's so sad. Always seemed like a lovely bloke
    The Assumptions - UAE party band for all your rock & soul desires
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  • DB1DB1 Frets: 4926
    Oh no, how sad. A very nice and kind man - the canine world has lost a true champion.
    Call me Dave.
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  • Caffeine_VampireCaffeine_Vampire Frets: 3475
    Sad to hear of this. Lily was fierce, Paul even more so. Animals and their humans have lost a real friend. Rip.
    'Vot eva happened to the Transylvanian Tvist?'
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    was a bit of a shock to wake up to as the main scrolling headline..............echo what the others have said ^^
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    So sad and so young - Just came across as a very nice guy and the world needs more of such people
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 15285
    Lovely person....and so kind to animals
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  • randellarandella Frets: 3847
    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.
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    A gentle, kind, brave man who also had a rapier wit & quite a gob on him. RIP
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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    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.
    <space for hire>
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    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. 
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    Ta-ra Lily ! RIP
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

    Feedback
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  • usedtobeusedtobe Frets: 3841
    Sad news indeed.
     so if you fancy a reissue of a guitar they never made in a colour they never used then it probably isn't too overpriced.

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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    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.
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  • icu81b4icu81b4 Frets: 291
    R.I.P. Paul. 
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    Always really liked him - seemed a really sound bloke. RIP
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    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

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  • maw4neumaw4neu Frets: 526
    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 . .  
    Id just like to point out that, despite all the video and DNA evidence, it genuinely wasn't me, your Honour  ! 

    Feedback : https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58125/
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  • rze99rze99 Frets: 2005
    edited March 2023

    RIP.

    This is genius. Tell me it's not and you are wrong.





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  • DrJazzTapDrJazzTap Frets: 2008
    Really sad news rip why can't we have a Mike Ashley go? 
    I would love to change my username, but I fully understand the T&C's (it was an old band nickname). So please feel free to call me Dave.
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    No longer with us but he has effectively raised over £100k for Battersea dogs home!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65147502



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  • OffsetOffset Frets: 9212
    So sad.  He just came over as a nice guy and I always have even more time for people who are kind and caring towards animals.

    Why do the decent people have to go so young?
    Currently for sale: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/247085/pro-ject-essential-ii-turntable
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  • beed84beed84 Frets: 2295
    Paul always put a smile on my face whenever I saw him on tele or heard him on the radio. He just seemed like a decent guy, down to earth, with no hidden extras. RIP.
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