Vanessa Feltz pays heartfelt tribute to Paul O’ Grady as Lily Savage star is laid to rest

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Vanessa Feltz has paid tribute to her friend Paul O’Grady after he was laid to rest near his home village of Aldington on Thursday.

Feltz, 61, dedicated part of her TalkTV show to the national treasure, who she first met while on The Big Breakfast, and said he had the “sweetest, kindest heart in the world”.

Addressing her viewers, she shared: “I wanted to say how deeply, deeply he’s going to be missed by so very many different people.

Because he touched so many different communities. “Of course, there were all his fans who watched him on television, who just adored him as an entertainer whether in the guise of Lily Savage or whether as himself, Paul O’Grady – a lover of animals, that champion of LGBT groups, that champion of social justice. ”Speaking about Paul’s drag alter ego, Lily Savage, the 61-year-old said: “He had been a social worker before he was a comedian and was once watching a show when he thought, gosh, that MC is so abysmal, I’m sure I could do better. “And leapt on the stage and that very night Lily Savage was born. ”The former Radio 2 presenter revealed that she has voice messages on her phone from the late star, who she said was “looking forward to some evenings of dissipation and debauchery” with her.