Paul O'Grady's daughter recalls her colourful childhood and how the entertainer ... trends now
Paul O'Grady's daughter Sharyn Mousley has recalled her colourful childhood for an upcoming ITV tribute to the entertainer, one year after his tragic death.
Sharyn, 48, was born after Paul had a brief relationship with then work colleague Diane Jansen, now 76, in the early 1970s.
And in her first major TV interview for the documentary, The Life and Death of Lily Savage, she gives an insight into life with the beloved TV star and his alter ego.
Admitting that while she wasn't allowed to see Lily on stage as a youngster, due to the drag character's raunchy humour, Sharyn would often try on her now iconic bottle blonde wig and strut about in the heels.
She also shared one memory of her father's unique attempts to entertain at her seventh birthday party.
Paul O'Grady 's daughter Sharyn Mousley has recalled her colourful childhood for an upcoming ITV tribute to the entertainer , one year after his tragic death
Sharyn, 48, was born after Paul had a brief relationship with then work colleague Diane Jansen, now 76, in the early 1970s (pictured together 2008)
In her first major TV interview for the documentary, The Life and Death of Lily Savage, she gives an insight into life with the TV star and his alter ego (Paul pictured as Lily in 1996)
Saying: 'My dad said, "I’ve got a great surprise for you". He swallows this fluid and then starts fire-eating'.
'This was in my mum’s little flat and there were all scorch marks on the ceiling, and all the girls were screaming, ‘It’s a fire, it’s a fire!’.
'I was mortified, but he’s still blowing fire. I mean, I was seven, I wanted a clown'.
Paul passed away 'unexpectedly but peacefully' in March 2023, aged 67 from cardiac arrhythmia.
The feature-length tribute will also included interviews with the likes of Sir Ian McKellen and Graham Norton.
Meanwhile Paul last recorded series Great Elephant Adventure will also air, following the beloved TV personality as he
