My sweet darling Paul, who lI ove with all my heart and always will, I cryed for one mounth when Paul died, I still do sometimes, we all miss him, we all loved him, he is missed so much by everyone, I miss him so much, its not the same with out him, the world is am empty place now. Love you ,rest in peace my sweet angel 😢 😇 ❤️ 🎉 ❤️ 🎉 ❤️ 🎉
Of all of the Drag Artists, I never saw Lily Savage or Dame Edna as anything other than their characters. I saw Dame Edna’s retirement tour and Paul O’Grady’s final performance as Miss Hannigan the week before he died. I didn’t once stop to think about the men behind the characters. I don’t know if it’s from growing up in the 90’s and seeing them on television constantly but they each had consistent backstories with family that were as well known (Veera, Madge…). Drag Queen just doesn’t cover it when you see that there is more than shade involved. Lily and Enda were also exceptional comedians and artists who’s backgrounds were very different but who reached artistic perfection in their characters. The fact that they were the only two Drag Artists, again each wildly different, to be invited more than once on Parkinson is testament to that. It’s just a shame that Paul wasn’t as fond of Lily the more he matured. She would have continued pushing and defining the meaning of Drag for all to follow. With Paul sadly gone, we can at least enjoy the thought of Lily out there still trying to find the light! Thank you for a life time of laughs as your wonderful self, Paul, and for releasing Miss Savage into our domain. I hope you understood just how appreciated you were.
In the mid to late 90s, Paul as Lily had a contract with the BBC, and he did The Lily Savage Show and rebooted Blankety Blank. Sadly by 2001 his time at the BBC neared it's end as they were going through a lot of problems and thought Lily was not a proper fit for them. He went to ITV in 2001 where he remained until 2006 when he moved his teatime show to Channel 4, where I think his best years were, on Channel 4 2006 to 2009.
