Paul O'Grady's secret wife breaks silence over his death and not attending funeral

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ITV star died aged 67 last month, from cardiac arrithymia, and was buried this week. Teresa Fernandes was secretly married to the much-loved star for 28 years. "We probably enjoyed one of the longest marriages in showbiz!" she told the Daily Mail on Saturday.

Paul married Teresa in 1977 to stop her being deported, having met her at a gay club. "Paul was a very special, close friend of mine, but we didn't really love each other," she said. "I was lesbian and he was gay so the marriage would never have worked but we had a great time as friends and even though it was almost 50 years ago I have great memories. "READ MORE BBC EastEnders star says 'it's not acceptable' and breaks down on The One ShowSpeaking about the marriage previously, Paul said: "Teresa, I call her the lesbian Portuguese barmaid, was lovely.

She looked like David Cassidy. "We worked in a club in Westbourne Grove, London, when I was 22. She was from a very strict Catholic family and was always being hassled by them: 'Why aren't you getting married?' So I said: 'Come on then, we'll get married', and we did.

We were married for 28 years. "Paul eventually re-married to Andre Porasio in 2017, saying: "Julian [Clary] put the seed in my head.