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His manager and partner Brendan Murphy was going to stay over in Thailand and Paul got off the plane with him while it was being refuelled. Throughout his career, Paul O'Grady won numerous awards including an MBE in 2005 for services to entertainment and broadcasting. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts from De Montfort University in 2013 for his contribution to entertainment. Finally making his parents proud and fulfilling the academic promise of early years. I couldn't put it down . . . Paul comes across as a very intelligent man . . . with a heart of gold under that naughty exterior.' ***** An excellent read. He takes you through the highs and lows of his life, you laugh and cry with him.' *****
This is such a great read, Paul is excellent when describing things makes you feel as though you are there with him. His humour warmth and caring comes out in abundance.' ***** Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As he bids farewell to his mum, who's on the phone to his auntie, and wanders off down the street in a cloud of aftershave, he hears her familiar cry: 'Oh, the devil rides out tonight, Annie. The devil rides out!' Paul’s revelations may surprise some fans but the star has never made a secret of his wild past antics. With typical razor-sharp wit and candour, Paul tells of his rise to fame as Lily Savage on the gay club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before he became a household name. But big-hearted Paul also writes movingly of the pain of losing close friends to Aids at a time when the illness was met with widespread fear and prejudice.With typical razor-sharp wit and candour, Paul tells of his rise to fame as Lily Savage . . . Riveting.' Daily Mirror He writes: “I groaned, the film Midnight Express instantly springing to mind – complete with a vision of Murphy and me sharing a rat-infested cell with John Hurt. The astonishing incident in 1992 is revealed in his riveting new book Open the Cage, Murphy, the fourth instalment of his rollercoaster life story. You bloody fool,’ I said, as I saw to my horror two armed guards walking towards us. There was no sign of a bin and the guards were getting closer. There was only one thing for it.”
My clubbing days are over. That dreadful lifestyle I was leading. Out seven nights a week. Out of me mind, smoking, drinking.O'Grady began performing as a drag queen under the name Lily Savage in the early 1980s. He gained fame through his stand-up comedy act and went on to host several television shows, including Blind Date and The Paul O'Grady Show. His career also included acting roles in films such as In The Name of The Father (1993) and Brookside (1994). Paul O'Grady was born on 14 June 1955 in Birkenhead, England. He attended well respected Catholic Pre school Redcourt before leaving to pursue a more creative road. After leaving college, he worked as a clerk for the DHSS and as an accountant in an abattoir in London.
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