#lily savage

[duchessofostergotlands]

Considering they position themselves as the guardians of Britishness, it has been so weird seeing conservatives here in the U.K. adopting the US’s anti-drag narrative, especially the idea drag is inappropriate for kids. Like, this is something every british child went to see as a school trip each Christmas:

And these are considered our best TV shows/TV stars, who I watched all the time as a child in the 90s:

[scavengedluxury]

Smoking that shit that made Lily Savage.

RIP king

[c86]

RIP Paul O’Grady

Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage by Trevor Leighton

[tweetingukpolitics]

[thequeerbrainrot]

You were the dazzling Lily Savage.

You were a husband, a father and a grandfather.

You had the purest love for your dogs.

And you were an inspiration for a generation of baby gays across the world.

RIP Paul O'Grady.

Sleep well.

[its-all-ineffable]

RIP Paul O'Grady

It's heart-breaking. I grew up watching this man take cracks at our shitty right-wing governments, treat dogs and humans alike with so much kindness, and make British drag something to be proud of.

He was a really special man, and he did so much for the Queer community in Britain, and so much for all the people whose lives he touched.

My thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends.

Give 'em hell, Lil.

[gone2soon-rip]

PAUL O’GRADY (1955-Died March 28th 2023,at 67). English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer, and drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, through which he gained broader popularity in the 1990s,hosting the game show,Blankety Blank,in his Lily Savage persona.Paul was also a keen activist in LGBT rights throughout his career.. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including the dating show,Blind Date,and also The Paul O'Grady Show, and Paul O’Grady Live. Paul was a passionate dog lover and campaigned rigorously on behalf of pet charities such as Battersea Cats & Dogs Homes,for which he was a keen ambassador. H ealso presented shows on his love of dogs,such as Paul O’Grady:For the Love of Dogs.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_O%27Grady

[noconcessions]

[useless-englandfacts]

Every day I think about the fact that if my mum had been a little cooler she would have given me a different flower name and I could have been Lily Savage. I could have Slayed.

[loveboatinsanity]

R.I.P. Paul O’Grady aka Lily Savage

[pluralzalpha]

Every version of the Doctor - 241

Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage as the Doctor

The late, great O'Grady on The Lily Savage Show in 1997, sharing an adventure with companion Gayle Tuesday (no relation to Ruby Sunday, so far as we know). In this adventure, the Doctor and Gayle visited the twin planets of Gonad.

Not pictured: their robot dog K-Y.

[hellofaride2021]

I am so shocked and saddened by the news of Paul O Grady’s death. As a child of the 90’s Lily Savage was a big part of my childhood and my first introduction into drag. He was an incredible funny guy and his love for animals, especially dogs, was beautiful. Both Paul and Cilla were big parts of my childhood and it’s incredibly sad that we’ve lost both of them.

[yourdailyqueer]

Paul O’Grady has died and so his post has been updated.

[tweetingukpolitics]

[duchessofostergotlands]

Non royal related but RIP Barry Humphries

Yeah, I don't want to make it a Thing because people died. But it's been weird seeing Paul O'Grady and Barry Humphries dying so close together and the right wing press like the Daily Mail mourn the loss when they've spent the last few months (not very successfully) trying to push the US's anti-drag narrative here. Especially the idea drag is dangerous to children. Drag - and drag aimed specifically at children - is a completely normal, integral part of British culture and always has been. I grew up watching Dame Edna (who wasn't British but was huuuuge here) and Lily Savage on TV in the 90s and they brought together generations. They made my judgemental religious grandmother and my conservative grandfather laugh as much as they made me laugh. It's bonkers to see some wings of society mourn that loss and recognise the place of drag in the UK while simultaneously backing protestors who think drag queens shouldn't be allowed near kids.

[brigidcoady]

Big Breakfast in the 90s. But now they are worried about drag story time. RIP Paul O’Grady.