Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of a Kent village on Thursday for the funeral of comedian and entertainer Paul O’Grady who was been laid to rest following a “moving” service that included a eulogy from actor Julian Clary and a reading from Lord Michael Cashman.
The presenter – known and loved for drag alter-ego Lily Savage – died on 29 March aged 67. While his cause of death is yet to be officially disclosed, he suffered numerous heart attacks over the years.
The service featured a series of personal tributes, including a bronze statue of his beloved late dog Buster that had been placed on a leopard-print throw.
A photograph of a smiling O’Grady was placed at the front of the Grade I listed parish church surrounded by arrangements of lilies.
While the service was private, attended by the entertainer’s family and friends, including Alan Carr and Jo Brand, the village of Aldington,...
The presenter – known and loved for drag alter-ego Lily Savage – died on 29 March aged 67. While his cause of death is yet to be officially disclosed, he suffered numerous heart attacks over the years.
The service featured a series of personal tributes, including a bronze statue of his beloved late dog Buster that had been placed on a leopard-print throw.
A photograph of a smiling O’Grady was placed at the front of the Grade I listed parish church surrounded by arrangements of lilies.
While the service was private, attended by the entertainer’s family and friends, including Alan Carr and Jo Brand, the village of Aldington,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Isobel Lewis and Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Paul O’Grady was laid to rest today (Thursday 20 April) at a private service in Aldington, Kent.
Though the funeral service was restricted to O’Grady’s closest friends and family members, fans and neighbours were invited to watch the procession as it travelled through the village of Aldington in Kent.
After the procession, several celebrities and influential figures were seen at the funeral service at St Rumwold’s Parish Church in the Kent village of Bonnington.
The Salvation Army Band played songs such as “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie. At the time of his death, O’Grady was starring in a touring production of the show as orphanage boss Miss Hannigan.
The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood was among the mourners spotted at the private service.
LGBT-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was seen wearing a purple shirt and black tie to the service. Tatchell was one of the first to pay tribute...
Though the funeral service was restricted to O’Grady’s closest friends and family members, fans and neighbours were invited to watch the procession as it travelled through the village of Aldington in Kent.
After the procession, several celebrities and influential figures were seen at the funeral service at St Rumwold’s Parish Church in the Kent village of Bonnington.
The Salvation Army Band played songs such as “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie. At the time of his death, O’Grady was starring in a touring production of the show as orphanage boss Miss Hannigan.
The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood was among the mourners spotted at the private service.
LGBT-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was seen wearing a purple shirt and black tie to the service. Tatchell was one of the first to pay tribute...
- 4/20/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Lorraine Kelly has been sharing a list of her favourite guests of 2022.
As the year draws to a close, the host of ITV morning TV staple Lorraine has spent this week’s editions of the show looking back on some highlights from the past 12 months.
Among the guests featured on Wednesday (28 December) were former prime minister Theresa May, Davina McCall, Steve Carell and Louis Tomlinson.
Fellow ITV star Alison Hammond also was named as a memorable personality on the programme, back in June. Together, they covered topics from her stint on Big Brother to her work on This Morning with Dermot O’Leary.
Kelly continued her rundown on Thursday (29 December) with a retrospective look at her chat with long-time music collaborators Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.
Also included in Kelly’s 2022 list was Scott Mitchell, the widower of Barbara Windsor. He appeared on the programme this year to speak about the...
As the year draws to a close, the host of ITV morning TV staple Lorraine has spent this week’s editions of the show looking back on some highlights from the past 12 months.
Among the guests featured on Wednesday (28 December) were former prime minister Theresa May, Davina McCall, Steve Carell and Louis Tomlinson.
Fellow ITV star Alison Hammond also was named as a memorable personality on the programme, back in June. Together, they covered topics from her stint on Big Brother to her work on This Morning with Dermot O’Leary.
Kelly continued her rundown on Thursday (29 December) with a retrospective look at her chat with long-time music collaborators Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.
Also included in Kelly’s 2022 list was Scott Mitchell, the widower of Barbara Windsor. He appeared on the programme this year to speak about the...
- 12/29/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Looks as though the record for priciest California home sale ever has been broken yet again, this time by a giant compound in Malibu. At $177 million, the sold price eclipses the previous record — set last year by Jeff Bezos in Beverly Hills — by $12 million. Apparel mogul Serge Azria and his wife, Florence, were the lucky sellers, while the buyers were Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura Arrillaga, who’s hugely rich in her own right as the only daughter of multibillionaire real estate developer John Arrillaga. The off-market deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
- 11/2/2021
- by James McClain, Dirt.com
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barbara Windsor will never to return to 'EastEnders'. The 76-year-old actress, who left the show in 2010 and made a brief comeback last year, has ruled out reprising her role as matriarch Peggy Mitchell in the soap because she wants to focus on life with her husband Scott Mitchell. She told The Sun newspaper: ''At the moment I am very happy. I do Radio 2 which is great, I am doing a one-off about the film studios at Elstree and I quite like that. ''I can be Barbara, just talking about the films. I quite like being me. I don't want to...
- 4/15/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Barbara Windsor is ''tempted'' to return to 'EastEnders'. The 75-year-old actress - who played Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell from 1994 to 2010 - has been asked by bosses of the BBC One soap to reprise her role, and while she misses the show and the cast, she is biding her time over the decision because she used to get ''absolutely exhausted'' playing the role. Barbara - who has been married to former actor Scott Mitchell for 13 years - said: ''I miss 'EastEnders' - I absolutely do, I loved it. But I was exhausted when I left, absolutely exhausted.
- 4/24/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Barbara Windsor has spoken about her decision to quit EastEnders. The actress left the BBC soap as Peggy Mitchell in September 2010, after first appearing in 1991. She explained that she decided to leave the soap as she had begun "taking it home" too often, making home life difficult for her husband Scott Mitchell. "I am steady, I know the business - I have been in it 63 years. I enjoy it, I like the public very much," she told The Mirror. "I never take it home with me. Then one day my husband sat me down and he said, 'You know, Barbara, you are bringing it through the front door. Everything is Peggy this, EastEnders that. You are not switching off at all'. "He said we didn't go anywhere, we didn't go to the movies or the theatre. So when they gave me that Saturday that was the thing that did it.
- 9/7/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Barbara Windsor left 'EastEnders' because her character was ''taking over'' her life. The veteran actress - who played matriarch Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap for 16 years until earlier this year - revealed she needed to leave the show after her husband, Scott Mitchell, pointed out she wasn't ''switching off'' from her on-screen persona. She explained: ''He said it was 'Peggy this' and 'Peggy that'. She was taking over my life. Then we started filming on Saturdays and my weekends would be gone. I'd have breakfast on Sunday and then get my head down to learn scripts. ''I didn't have ..
- 11/26/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
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- 11/16/2010
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Barbara Windsor has revealed that she was at home with her husband when she watched her final EastEnders episode for the first time. On Friday, viewers saw the actress's iconic character Peggy Mitchell bow out of Albert Square after deciding that her departure would be in the best interests of her troubled son Phil. Speaking on This Morning today, Windsor admitted that her partner Scott Mitchell found Peggy's final scenes emotional to watch as they enjoyed the episode together. The 73-year-old explained: "[EastEnders] had a special showing, but I didn't want to see it like that - I wanted to see it in the right order. So me and Scott were sitting there with a cup of tea, and he went to pieces, absolutely! (more)...
- 9/13/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
EastEnders star Jane Slaughter has admitted that the departure of Walford legend Barbara Windsor will leave "a very big hole" in the soap. The actress told Digital Spy that Windsor has a "lovely" nature and supported her before the memorable 2008 scene which saw her background character Tracey The Barmaid launching into a rant at Sean Slater (Rob Kazinsky) about the Mitchells. Windsor announced last October that she is to leave her role as Peggy Mitchell this year. She made the decision because she wants to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell. Asked how she felt when Windsor revealed her news, Slaughter replied: "Very sad because I shall miss her. She looked out for me. On the day (more)...
- 2/16/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
EastEnders star Pam St Clement has said that she will miss Barbara Windsor when the actress leaves the soap later this year. Windsor announced last October that she is to bow out of her role as Peggy Mitchell after 15 years in the part. She made the decision because she wants to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell. St Clement, who plays Peggy's fellow Walford matriarch Pat Evans, has now told The People that she plans to keep in touch with Windsor after she films (more)...
- 2/15/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
EastEnders producers today denied that Barbara Windsor has entered into discussions for a return to the soap in 2012. The 72-year-old, who has played Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell for over 15 years, announced her decision to quit the BBC soap in October to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell. Windsor is due to bow out of the show at some point this year but despite the fact that she has yet to finish filming, a Sunday tabloid today claims that the soap icon has already begun arranging a return in two years' time. However, (more)...
- 1/31/2010
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Television legend Barbara Windsor has been presented with Digital Spy's first ever Soap Icon award ahead of her exit from BBC soap EastEnders. In October, the 72-year-old - who plays Walford matriarch Peggy Mitchell - announced her intention to step down from her role in the New Year to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell. Having risen to fame throughout the 13 years of Carry On films and television specials, Barbara also enjoyed a healthy West End and Broadway career. Her big TV break came in 1994 when she usurped the role of vivacious and to-the-point landlady Peggy Mitchell, quickly becoming one of the most recognisable and ultimately iconic faces in television history. Barbara's portrayal of Peggy - along with her screen family Phil (Steve McFadden), Grant (Ross Kemp) and Sam (Danniella Westbrook) - propelled the Mitchell clan to the (more)...
- 12/23/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Barbara Windsor's EastEnders character Peggy Mitchell will reportedly not be killed off when she leaves the soap. The 72-year-old actress recently announced that she is to quit the show in order to spend more time with husband Scott Mitchell. She is, however, apparently keen to reprise the role in 2012, The Sun claims. A source told the newspaper: "Barbara (more)...
- 11/21/2009
- by By Rebecca Routledge
- Digital Spy
EastEnders matriarch Barbara Windsor denied this afternoon that there was any truth in claims surrounding her decision to quit the BBC soap. The Carry On legend today insisted that she made the choice to leave for one reason only - to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell. On Wednesday, the 72-year-old announced her intention to step down from her role as Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell next year, much to the shock of many of the soap's fans. This weekend, however, her desire to take a step back from the world of soap has been shrouded in tabloid theories over an alleged pay cut, supposed frustration at "changes to the programme", arguments with the drama's management and her screen husband Larry Lamb's (Archie Mitchell) departure from the Walford serial at Christmas. Speaking to Digital Spy this afternoon, Windsor insisted: (more)...
- 10/31/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Veteran British actress Barbara Windsor has quashed rumours she is set to retire from showbusiness following her departure from her longrunning soap role.
The Carry On star announced on Wednesday she will be leaving hit BBC show EastEnders in 2010 after 15 years, so she can spend more time with her younger husband, Scott Mitchell.
She says, "I'm looking forward to the future and I suppose when all's said and done, I should spend a bit more time with my old man as he's not getting any younger."
But the 72 year old, who is due to star in Tim Burton's forthcoming Alice In Wonderland movie alongside Johnny Depp, has been quick to dismiss gossip that she is giving up acting altogether.
Asked whether Windsor is retiring, her agent Barry Burnett tells Now magazine, "Oh no, absolutely not, can you imagine that? Anyone who knows Barbara knows what she's like."...
The Carry On star announced on Wednesday she will be leaving hit BBC show EastEnders in 2010 after 15 years, so she can spend more time with her younger husband, Scott Mitchell.
She says, "I'm looking forward to the future and I suppose when all's said and done, I should spend a bit more time with my old man as he's not getting any younger."
But the 72 year old, who is due to star in Tim Burton's forthcoming Alice In Wonderland movie alongside Johnny Depp, has been quick to dismiss gossip that she is giving up acting altogether.
Asked whether Windsor is retiring, her agent Barry Burnett tells Now magazine, "Oh no, absolutely not, can you imagine that? Anyone who knows Barbara knows what she's like."...
- 10/28/2009
- WENN
Barbara Windsor has revealed that she is happy with life. The actress is currently campaigning to raise money for Great Ormond Street, starring with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland next year and has a loving husband of ten years, 45-year-old Scott Mitchell. Mitchell took her away for a romantic trip to Paris for her 70th birthday. She told the Sunday Mirror: "We marked the occasion in the traditional way. I may not be as frisky as I used to be but we had one of the most romantic, ooh la la nights I can remember. Marvellous, actually." Windsor is pleased with her appearance, saying: "I am aware that I look good for my age. (more)...
- 8/16/2009
- by By Anisa Kadri
- Digital Spy
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