{"id":472702,"date":"2025-10-04T03:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472702\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T03:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:56:20","slug":"empire-theatre-hosting-deeply-personal-and-revealing-evening-for-paul-ogrady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472702\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Theatre hosting ‘deeply personal and revealing’ evening for Paul O’Grady"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guests are invited to ask questions and learn more about the legend through longtime collaborator, Malcolm PrinceThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a>\"PaulPaul O’Grady arriving at A Bigger Splash Premiere(Image: InYourArea)<\/p>\n

A book launch celebrating and discussing the life of Paul O’Grady <\/a>will take place at the Empire Theatre<\/a>. In the deeply personal and revealing biography, Paul\u2019s longtime collaborator, Malcolm Prince, draws on two decades of friendship to tell the story of the man behind the icon.<\/p>\n

Malcolm was Paul\u2019s radio producer<\/a> at the BBC<\/a> for 20 years, where they worked together on feature documentaries, seasonal specials, and Paul\u2019s very popular Sunday afternoon Radio 2 show, which ran for 14 years.<\/p>\n

Host Jodie Prenger will interview the author and audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the book and Paul O\u2019Grady\u2019s incredible life and career.<\/p>\n

The book, ‘Paul O’Grady – Not The Same Without You’ is included with every tickets to the event.<\/p>\n

The evening will take place at Empire Theatre on Sunday, November 9 at 5pm. Malcolm Prince will be available after the show for a book signing. You can purchase tickets online.<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul, who was born in Birkenhead<\/a>, died suddenly on March 28 2023, prompting a huge outpouring of love and tributes from across the country and beyond.<\/p>\n

The animal lover and radio star had just finished working on ‘Paul O’Grady’s Great Elephant Adventure<\/a>‘, a two-part documentary series, two weeks before his death.<\/p>\n

The TV star died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 67, surrounded by his dogs and husband Andre Portasio at their home.<\/p>\n

The late entertainer<\/a> married Andre in 2017 and the two remained happily together until Paul’s death in 2023.<\/p>\n

Andre has since vowed to carry on Paul’s legacy in his honour. He recently issued a heartfelt tribute as he marked a bittersweet occasion.<\/p>\n

In August, Andre took to social media to mark their eighth wedding anniversary<\/a>. He shared a number of snaps of their special day, alongside the caption: “Today marks what would have been 8 years of our vows a day I hold close, though shadows now surround.<\/p>\n

“Two years since you left, yet your memory remains, a whisper in my heart, gentle echoes of pain.<\/p>\n

“Eighteen years we danced in <\/a>love\u2019s sweet glow, timeless moments only true hearts know.<\/p>\n

“Though you are gone, your love still remains, a eternal flame amid life\u2019s rains.<\/p>\n

“Forever missing you, my soul\u2019s deepest ache, In every breath, your memory I take.<\/p>\n

“Paul, you are my forever, my endless song\u2014 In my heart, you still belong.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guests are invited to ask questions and learn more about the legend through longtime collaborator, Malcolm PrinceThis article…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,11843,393,4884,179,75311,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-472702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-empire-theatre","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-paul-ogrady","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115313887582475940","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}