Final photograph of Paul O’Grady reveals star posing with canine in Edinburgh the place he was performing in stage manufacturing of Annie – three days earlier than his demise
The final photograph of Paul O’Grady reveals the late TV star and drag act posing with a canine in Edinburgh the place he was performing in a stage manufacturing of the musical Annie earlier than his demise aged 67.
The actor and comic was seen smiling warmly as he clutched a canine in a photograph shared on Instagram which was taken three days in the past.
One other photograph from three days in the past displaying O’Grady, who has died out of the blue, posing with a fan outdoors the Edinburgh Playhouse.
And a 3rd snap from 5 days in the past reveals the star dressed as Miss Hannigan, the principle antagonist in Annie, and holding one other canine.
In a press release launched early this morning, O’Grady’s associate Andre Portasio confirmed he had handed away ‘unexpectedly however peacefully’. His reason for demise isn’t instantly clear.
O’Grady was photographed with a Miniature Dachshund just a few days earlier than he handed away
This photograph of Paul O’Grady was posted by a fan after a efficiency of Annie in Edinburgh three days in the past
He was an envoy for Battersea Cats and Canine House and had rehomed a number of rescue canine himself.
O’Grady’s associate Mr Portasio stated early this morning: ‘It’s with nice unhappiness that I inform you that Paul has handed away unexpectedly however peacefully yesterday night.
‘We ask, at this troublesome time, that while you have a good time his life you additionally respect our privateness as we come to phrases with this loss.
‘He will likely be drastically missed by his family members, buddies, household, animals and all those that loved his humour, wit and compassion.
‘I do know that he would need me to thanks for all of the love you’ve proven him through the years.’
O’Grady was enjoying Miss Hannigan in a theatre manufacturing of Annie in Edinburgh
Paul O’Grady had one daughter, Sharyn, proper (Pictured together with his new-born grandaughter)
O’Grady had beforehand spoken of surviving coronary heart assaults in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and in addition kidney failure
The star shot to fame as Lily Savage within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, earlier than turning into a family identify within the early 2000s
O’Grady poses after receiving his MBE in 2008 at Buckingham Palace
O’Grady and Portasio had been married throughout a low-key marriage ceremony ceremony in 2017.
The daddy-of-one’s reason for demise was not instantly revealed, nevertheless he had beforehand spoken of surviving coronary heart assaults in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and in addition kidney failure.
Throughout his profession, he hosted The Paul O’Grady Present, Blind Date and Blankety Clean, in addition to ITV’s multi-award-winning For The Love Of Canine. He additionally hosted ITV superstar recreation present, Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Evening Line Up.
O’Grady took over the reins from Blind Date’s long-running presenter and his shut pal Cilla Black, who died in 2015, as he hosted the Channel 5 reboot of the present in 2017.
Final yr he was joined by the Queen Consort in a particular one-off episode of For The Love Of Canine to mark 160 years of Battersea Canine and Cats House, an organisation for which he was an envoy.
