Alan Carr reveals Paul O’Grady’s comical reply when asked about the after life shortly before his death at 67

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Tina Campbell30 March 2023
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Alan Carr gave an insight into friend Paul O’Grady’s thoughts on the after life as he paid a touching tribute to the beloved entertainer following his death at the age of 67.

O’Grady’s husband Andre Portasio confirmed on Wednesday that he had passed away “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening.

Taking to social media, comedian Carr, 46, confessed that he had been “no use to anyone” after learning of O’Grady’s sudden passing.

He also revealed that the Lily Savage star had recently been asked whether he thought he would go to heaven and he gave a comical reply.

Uploading a picture of him and O’Grady together, he penned: “I’ve been no use to anyone today. Loved Paul, who didn’t? A true one off.

“Having dinner with Paul O’Grady was the closest any of us would get to having dinner with Dorothy Parker or Truman Capote – he would have you literally in hysterics regaling these showbiz anecdotes and quips from Marlene Dietrich to Cilla Black to The Royals to the Disappointer Sisters – it seemed like he knew everyone.”

Adding: “He will be missed SO much, my friend asked him recently ‘do you think you’ll go to heaven Paul?’ Quick as a whip he replied ‘I hope not, I won’t know anyone’. You legend.”

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