Amanda Holden has come under fire for remarks she made about the late Paul O'Grady, suggesting that he was "not woke in any way".
Tributes poured in for the star after his husband, Andre Portasio, announced the sad news that Paul had died "unexpectedly but peacefully" aged 67 earlier this week. Presenting a host of TV and radio shows, Paul first rose to fame in the 1980s as drag queen Lily Savage and was hailed as a "hero", "legend" and "icon" to the LGBTQ+ community.
Sharing her thoughts on Paul on her Heart Breakfast radio show, Amanda, 52, said that she was "completely shocked" by the news of his death, describing him as "really really funny, very witty" and adding: "everything that came out of his mouth was brilliant". However, some listeners took issue with one part of her tribute in which she suggested that Paul "didn't have a woke bone in his body".
