TV star Paul O'Grady dies aged 67

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TV presenter and comedian Paul O'Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio says.

He died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening.

O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his iconic scouse drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.

Later in his career, he went on to host a number of chat shows on ITV and Channel 4.

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