People across the country have come together to pay tribute to Paul O’Grady, who has died aged 67. During Wednesday’s, March 29 edition of ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the TV star and comedian’s life was looked back on by hosts Suzanna Reid and Martin Lewis.
Suzanna and Martin were joined in the studio by human rights activist Peter Tatchell, whose foundation Paul was a patron for. During the interview, Peter revealed a particular sassy Lily Savage moment from 1987 that has stuck in his memory.
“When he went on stage [at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern], he saw the police wearing rubber gloves,” Peter began. “This was the height of the AIDS pandemic and ignorant and bigoted police believed that if you touched a gay man then you would get HIV.”
