Paul O'Grady The Biography

Comedian, tea-time talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-awardinning Paul O'Grady is one of the most popular figures on British television.rought up in an Irish Catholic house in Tranmere, Birkenhead, O'Grady hasome a long way from his roots. And what a lively and incredible journey itas been. He has worked as a civil servant, a waiter, a barman, a woodsman, aarer in a children's home and an office worker in an abattoir. And hisrivate life has been equally colourful. He was married twice in his youth -nce to a lesbian Portuguese waitress. Initially famous for his outrageousigs and raucous behaviour, he found fame as Lily Savage or the 'Blondeombshell', a vampish drag act that was inspired by his experiences whenorking as a waiter in a brothel. He began by touring gay clubs and pubs.hen, in the early 1990s, he achieved more mainstream fame with his big break a slot on ITV's "This Morning". In recent years, after hosting many highlycclaimed TV shows as Lily Savage, O'Grady has chosen to appear as himself.;e has been seen jet-setting around the world in his travelogue shows