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ITV viewers say the same thing minutes into Paul O’Grady’s Lily Savage documentary

ITV viewers were left heartbroken on Friday night as the broadcaster aired a special documentary on Paul O’Grady, one year after his death. The 67-year-old was a national treasure for his charitable dog work and hilarious TV show.

However, for more than 20 years, the comedian was known as his alter-ego Lily Savage. The drag sensation was an underground cabaret star who, against all odds, took mainstream TV by storm.

Watching scenes of the late star during the early stages of his fame, ITV viewers took to Twitter to share their thoughts. @atvfriend commented: “Just hearing Paul’s voice [sic] gets me, I still can’t believe he’s gone.” @blue_laur11 said: “Watching this and already it’s sad hearing Paul’s aka Lily’s voice.”

@SuzeHopper1 tweeted: “Feels a bit emotional hearing Paul’s voice again while he’s talking on this documentary about himself and Lily Savage.”

@MultiMatt75 shared: “The Life and Death of #LilySavage on #itv1 – a wonderful tribute and fascinating biography, clearly so lovingly made by everyone involved.” @TellyChat1 added: “It still hasn’t sunk in that Paul is no longer with us.”

With @Sophie_C90 commenting: “He really is missed.” Although Lily started off on the stages of London’s underground gay venues in the 1970s and 80s, her big break came after appearing on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast.

Throughout the documentary, viewers got to hear early recordings of Paul, along with personal accounts from his closest friends and family, including daughter Sharyn Mousley.

Speaking about seeing her dad’s alter ego, Sharyn said: “Lily had an evil tongue, didn’t she?

“I mean, my dad did as well, but I think he could get away with more dressed as a character.

“He could say things he couldn’t say as Paul so Lily got away with murder!”

However, Paul decided to stop his act as Lily in 2004 and focused more on presenting as himself.

The decision was also partly due to the death of his longtime partner, Brendan Murphy, who died in 2005.

Speaking about Paul’s infamous drag persona, friend and fellow comedian Julian Clary said: “I couldn’t think of anything more terrifying than Lily’s beady eye landing on you if you were in the audience.

“She could control a whole room with charisma but also with that kind of aggression.

“The genius of Lily, and of Paul, which is very difficult to do, is to be real all the time, and it comes across as genuine.”

The Life and Death of Lily Savage is available to watch on ITVX.

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