Julian Clary shares touching story of Paul O'Grady's kindness
The late comedian was known for his generosity and his friend Julian Clary told how he had sent round an incredible new home gift.
What did you miss?
Julian Clary has told how his late friend Paul O'Grady once gave him a Rayburn oven as a gift because the comedian's new house was a little cold when he moved in.
Clary told Monday's The One Show about his friend's incredible generosity to others, sharing the anecdote about his moving in present.
The episode also featured choirmaster Gareth Malone, who told the surprising secret of which simple song he uses to work out whether someone is a good singer or not.
What, how, and why?
Paul O'Grady's fans were already familiar with the big-hearted comedian's kindness through his TV work, but following his death in 2023 countless stories of his generosity have emerged.
Comedian Julian Clary appeared on Monday's episode of The One Show where he shared his own anecdote about his late friend.
“He was full of natural kindness.”@JulianClary on the legacy left by the late Paul O'Grady 🙌#TheOneShow 👉 https://t.co/oI4cBEs6Bd pic.twitter.com/SjotL1CAyf
— BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) March 25, 2024
He said: "He was full of natural kindness and random generosity. He was very kind to me when I moved in nearby him, he came round with a basket full of eco-friendly cleaning products and a shepherd's pie.
"The house was very cold and the next day a lorry arrived with a 1920s Rayburn oven on it that warmed the whole house up."
Talking about the For the Love of Dogs host, Clary added that his career had taken off even further after he stopped performing as his alter ego Lily Savage.
Clary said: "I think he discovered he could be just as funny as Paul. Having been liberated by doing Lily, he was then liberated by not doing Lily and just being Paul."
What else happened on The One Show?
Choirmaster Gareth Malone also appeared on Monday's episode, where he revealed the surprising simple song he uses to work out whether a singer is actually any good.
He shared: "I do tend to ask people to sing Happy Birthday because it's actually much more difficult than you think. People start it in the wrong key. It's a good way to see whether people can see the pitches in their mind or are just guessing at it."
Talking about how he decided to become a conductor, Malone said: "I remember when I was about 16 or 17, seeing a choir and watching the guy in front and thinking, that's a job I would like to have."
The One Show airs on BBC One at 7pm on weekdays.
Read more: Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady's final TV series and documentary on his life set to air this Easter (BANG Showbiz, 2 min read)
Paul O'Grady leaves £125k to his five dogs in his £15.5 million will (BANG Showbiz, 2 min read)
ITV legend unveiled as Paul O'Grady's successor on For the Love of Dogs (HuffPost, 2 min read)