Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady was left unable to work amid health battle he thought he might never recover from

The presenter was unable to work for two months as he recovered from Covid-19.

Paul O'Grady named deputy lieutenant of Kent

The 67-year-old broadcaster will carry out ceremonial duties in the county following his exit from his Sunday afternoon BBC Radio 2 show.

Paul O'Grady: 'I could milk a cow by the time I was seven'

From flamboyant altar boy and club performer to children's author, dog rescuer and alpaca pimp, Paul O'Grady reflects on a life that's been a wild ride.

Paul O'Grady to step down from his BBC Radio 2 show

Paul's last programme will be on Sunday 14 August.

Paul O'Grady in foul-mouthed tirade at airport and threatens to start riot

The TV star claimed he would rather be in a "police cell" than on the plane.

Paul O'Grady takes action against brewery infringing his trademark

Paul O'Grady has slammed a brewery for naming a beer after his alter-ego Lily Savage without permission.

Miles Kane: how Paul O'Grady stepped in to help him complete song

Kane, 35, hoped to start his song Don't Let It Get You Dow with a recording of the comedian's drag queen alter ego, Lily Savage, praising one of her own routines as having "clear diction, beautifully spoken, topical". However, when the indie rocker tried to use the audio clip on his new album Change The Show, the BBC required a payment. After the pair spoke on the phone, O'Grady offered to re-record the clip for him, jokingly describing the BBC as "tight bastards".

Paul O'Grady interview

"I'm not worried about sex, money or fame - I just want a mongoose." The comedian and broadcaster on a near fatal heart attack, his fear of rats and flashing his bum from a train.

Paul O'Grady: Woke would have cancelled Lily Savage

"People say to me, 'Would you do Lily again?' And I say, 'Good God no, I wouldn't last five minutes'. It's just the things that she comes out with. It's a different time now."

Paul O'Grady takes swipe at 'boring' Graham Norton

TV presenter Paul O'Grady is getting his very own primetime Saturday night chat show and it sounds like it will be the rudest yet.

The 65-year-old is said to have told the audience [at a pilot recording] that Graham Norton's BBC1 chat show had grown "boring" - and poked fun at other presenters for being too wholesome.