Paul O'Grady gave his family and friends one order for his funeral - and that was to have a laugh. One of the TV legend's best pals, Amanda Mealing, said: "He just told us to have a good time. He’d hate it if everyone was morose.”
She explained that everyone was devasted over the 67-year-old's death on Tuesday, March 28, but there were also tears of laughter too as they remembered his "ridiculous" antics. As Paul spent a lifetime making people smile, he instructed his friends that his send-off should be full of laughter as well, reports The Daily Mirror.
Speaking in an exclusive interview, Amanda, a former Casualty star, said: "Whatever happens, Paul’s funeral will be a celebration of his life and it will be full of laughter. He just told us to have a good time – he’d hate it if everyone was mawkish and morose.
