Hello and welcome to this morning's Our Liverpool.
Some awful news broke this morning as the husband of Paul O'Grady confirmed the beloved presenter, comedian, former-drag queen and dog lover's died "unexpectedly but peacefully" last night.
I remember him from watching the Paul O'Grady show in the noughties when I was a kid, a friend's mum would often have it on when I went over and I'd hear his voice echoing throughout the house. Then years later my mum took to For the Love of Dogs, so I'd watch that with her when I was back from university and she'd have it on.
READ MORE: Paul O'Grady: Leave your tribute to the beloved comedian in the ECHO's online condolence book
The thousands of tributes pouring in online show just what he meant to people all over Merseyside, he was one of those people you couldn't help but love. You can leave your own tribute in our ECHO online book of condolences.
Updates as Paul tributes pour in
We'll be bringing you all the tributes to Paul O'Grady throughout the morning as his celeb and showbusiness friends and those closest to him pay their condolences to the "sorely missed" star. Paul was born in Birkenhead and started his life in the public eye as drag queen Lily Savage, before becoming a household name in the early noughties.
Final Instagram post says everything about Paul
The 67-year-old's latest Instagram post about the loss of "the cheekiest" of his menagerie of pets and animals said everything you need to know about Paul's compassion and his heart of gold. You can find what he said here.
The life of Paul from his rise to fame as Lily Savage
He became a household name in the early noughties, but Paul was well-known long before that for his drag queen alter ego Lily Savage and would tour Northern England as part of The Playgirls drag duo before setting up a solo show as Savage at London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
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