Paul O’Grady says he hasn’t watched any of the new version of Blankety Blank.The TV legend, 67, fronted the hit game show as drag queen Lily Savage in its heyday.But he admits he’s not interested in the BBC1 revival, which is hosted by Bradley Walsh, 62. READ MORE: Paul O'Grady's life explored - secret husband, model ex-wife and brush with death Asked if he’s seen any of the shows, Paul told the Daily Star: “No.
I don’t want the horrors.“When you’ve done so many episodes of it… I can’t face it.”Paul says it’s not just Blankety Blank he’s dodged — because he barely watches any telly these days.
The presenter prefers to tune in to repeats of shows from years ago.He said: “I don’t actually watch a lot of telly. “Everybody thinks I do, but I don’t.“I watch the news, Father Brown and repeats of The Avengers – and that’s your lot.”Paul was asked to return to Blankety Blank when it was revived by the Beeb in 2016, but he turned them down.And he’s now warning there is no chance of him ever bringing back alter-ego Lily.He said: “People say to me, ‘Why don’t you do Lily?’ “And I say, ‘Because I’m too f***ing old to be clacking around in a mini-skirt talking about punters’.“I leave it to the young ones.
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