Still Standing: The Savage Years

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He took on chat show The Lily Savage Show for the BBC for a short run in 1997 and later that year had success as the host of a revived version of gameshow Blankety Blank, which ran until 2002. On stage, he appeared in various stage productions including versions of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Annie, and starred in the BBC bingo hall sitcom Eyes Down from 2003 to 2004.

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Both his parents died young from heart problems – his father when O’Grady was in his late teens and his mother, whose maiden name was Savage, when he was 33. Paul O’Grady with rescue dogs Razor a German Shepherd, Moose a Rottweiler and Dodger a Terrier at London’s Battersea Park. He went on to tour northern England as part of drag duo the Playgirls, before settling into a solo show as Savage that ran for eight years at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern.Following the success of the latter, which was filmed at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, he became an ambassador for the organisation. Paul O'Grady with his partner, Andre Portasio (left), sister Sheila Rudd and daughter Sharyn Mousley at Buckingham Palace. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. He was well known for his self-titled daytime chat show, The Paul O’Grady Show, which began airing in 2004, followed by the New Paul O’Grady Show. Maggie Kirkpatrick and Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage (right) in rehearsals for the Prisoner Cell Block H 'The Musical' at the Queen's Theatre.

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She just bit down on the policeman’s torch and recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale ale. Now for the first time Paul tells the no-holds-barred story of Lily herself: The early years on stage the journey to stardom and the hilarious misadventures along the way. Now, in 'Still Standing', for the first time, he brings us the no-holds-barred true story of Lily and the rocky road to stardom. Grief doesn’t happen immediately, it hits you after a while, because you’ve got all the funeral and the fuss, then when that dies down you find yourself on your own, with time to contemplate what’s happened,” he said. Now, in "Still Standing", for the first time, he brings us the no-holds-barred true story of Lily and the rocky road to stardom.

O’Grady’s love of animals was also apparent through his other work and in September 2016, he was recognised for his work with animals when he won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Animal Welfare at the RSPCA’s Animal Hero Awards. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Still Standing: The Savage Years written by Paul O’Grady which was published in October 11, 2012. The third installment of rollicking adventures from Britain's best loved entertainerTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife .