Paul O'Grady's daughter reveals how life was growing up with famous dad who wore 'six inch heels and a blonde wig'
19.03.2024 - 00:27
/ ok.co.uk
The daughter of Paul O'Grady, Sharon Mousley, has broken her silence on life with a famous father following the entertainer's death a year ago. Aged 67, the drag queen and comedian tragically lost his life to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia in March 2023, leaving behind husband André Portasio and Sharon. In the upcoming TV special titled The Life and Death of Lily Savage, Sharon, 49, reflects on the iconic Lily Savage persona that Paul paraded through the London gay scene and what he was like at home.
Recalling one of his early attempts at impressing her, she tells the ITV cameras: "I wasn't allowed to see a lot of Lily when I was little, I think because of the language. I didn't understand a lot of the jokes anyway. "I was about seven and it was my birthday party, and my dad said 'I've got a great surprise for you'.
He swallows this fluid and then starts fire-eating in my mum's little flat you know, and then there were sort of scorch marks on the ceiling and all the girls were screaming because like 'It's a fire'. I was mortified when he thought it was [great] and he's doing all this and he's like blown fire. I'm seven, I wanted a clown!" Sharon, who is mother to two children of her own, goes on to fondly reveal: "As I got older I wanted to see Lily.
It was a lot to take in because he was my dad at the end of the day and he's got like six-inch heels with a massive blonde wig. "My dad used to just leave bin bags around, he was working nights and then sleeping days. And also I remember going to the shop and getting tights for him.
The guy would say 'You coming in for your dad's tights?' I'd be like 'Yeah, you got a tan and black?' "That was just normal.
The website popstar.one is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can
send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.