Paul O’Grady spoke of the “joy” he felt when he returned to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for his long-running ITV present in an interview carried out earlier than his loss of life.
The presenter, who died “unexpectedly” final week on the age of 67, visited the charity for the upcoming sequence of Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.
In the interview for the present, O’Grady mentioned: “It’s always such a joy to be back at Battersea. It really is my second home and I’m part of the furniture now.
“There are some smashing canines within the new sequence, they are surely beautiful. But some unhappy tales as properly and, after all, there’s a canine that I fall in love with too. There all the time is.
“When we first made this programme, I definitely did not anticipate to remain this lengthy however right here I’m, 12 years later.
“It’s such a simple little show really. No special effects, no shiny floor. Just the dogs, the incredible people who work with the dogs, and me. But the reaction it still gets is really lovely.”
The eleventh sequence of Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs will start on 13 April on ITV and the broadcaster can be airing a tribute to the late TV star on Sunday.
ITV has requested the general public to share their video reminiscences for the present, which is known as For The Love Of Paul O’Grady.
After his loss of life, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home arrange a fund devoted to O’Grady which has raised greater than £200,000 for charity to date.
He turned an envoy for the animal charity in 2012.
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O’Grady – who discovered fame together with his drag queen persona Lily Savage – offered a string of programmes throughout the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, together with Blankety Blank, The Big Breakfast, Blind Date and The Paul O’Grady Show.
He was given a particular recognition award on the 2018 National Television Awards for the affect the For The Love Of Dogs sequence had on serving to discover properties for rescue animals nationwide.
His contribution to animal welfare was additionally recognised with an RSPCA animal hero award.
During the primary sequence of the present, O’Grady rehomed Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross pet Eddie at his Kent farmhouse.
This was adopted by Boycie, a shih-tzu, in 2014, Conchita, a Maltese, in 2015, Arfur, a mongrel pet, in 2017, Nancy, one other mongrel pet, in 2020, and Sausage, a wire-haired dachshund, in 2021.
Source: information.sky.com”