Paul O'Grady's health battles after iconic stars dies aged 67
dailyrecord.co.ukPaul O'Grady died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening aged 67, his husband announced. After the news broke of the beloved entertainer's death, tributes have poured in from friends and fans throughout the day.
The animal enthusiast, who was famed for his drag persona Lily Savage, faced many near death illnesses throughout his life as he suffered two cardiac arrests and kidney failure.
Paul spoke openly that heart disease ran in his family, previously revealing that both his mother and father suffered heart attacks within one week of each other.
Sadly, his father's heart attack at that time proved to be fatal and his mum later died of the same illness, reports the Mirror.The Cheshire-born star also struggled with cigarette addiction and once joked that he had two great loves in this world, "Benson and Hedges".
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