A new mural of Paul O’Grady has appeared after a previous artwork celebrating the star's life was defaced.
Street artist Manchester Murals, Chris Moore, created the initial mural located on Fallowfield Loop, Manchester last month around the time news of Paul's death broke. But several days later it was defaced with other artists eventually sweeping in to cover it with a new design and a touching message: RIP Paul O'Grady.
Now, a new mural by Chris has appeared on Canal Street outside The Church, formerly Churchill’s bar, in Manchester’s Gay Village, paying homage to Paul's alter-ego Lily Savage.
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Discussing his work, Chris said: "It’s lovely to do a portrait of Lily and be able to use such vibrant colours. I’m used to using more grayscale and black and white so it’s a bit different for me.
“With what happened to the untimely demise of the other piece, I wanted to find another way to honour Paul O’Grady and I couldn’t think of a better place to do it than in Canal Street.
“I spoke with the managers at The Church and they were more than happy to go for it. Hopefully, it’ll be there for years to come. I think it’s a really fitting situé for Lily to be in.”
Chris says he wanted to create another mural for the LGBTQ+ star after an "overwhelmingly positive" reaction to the original, the Manchester Evening News reported.
He added: "The reaction to it all has been great. I’ve had a great positive reaction and some lovely messages from people saying how much they appreciated it.
“I wanted to find a more permanent solution and hopefully we’ve found it here in Canal Street.”
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