The TV star, also known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening, a statement shared with the PA news agency via a representative said.
During his career, he hosted The Paul O’Grady Show, Blind Date and Blankety Blank, as well as ITV’s multi-award-winning For The Love Of Dogs.
He also hosted ITV celebrity game show, Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line Up.
O’Grady took over the reins from Blind Date’s long-running presenter and his close friend Cilla Black, who died in 2015, as he hosted the Channel 5 reboot of the show in 2017.
Last year he was joined by the Queen Consort in a special one-off episode of For The Love Of Dogs to mark 160 years of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, an organisation for which he was an ambassador.
9. Queen Elizabeth II looking at a Corgi as Paul O'Grady looks on
Queen Elizabeth II looking at a Corgi as Paul O'Grady looks on during a visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in 2015 Photo: Ben Stansall
10. The Queen Consort, then the Duchess of Cornwall, speaking to Amanda Holden and Paul O'Grady a
The Queen Consort, then the Duchess of Cornwall, speaking to Amanda Holden and Paul O'Grady as she hosts a reception at Clarence House, London, to mark the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home's 160th anniversary. Photo: Chris Jackson
11. Paul O'Grady in Annie
TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said. Photo: Contributed
12. Paul O'Grady with his partner, Andre Portasio (left), sister Sheila Rudd and daughter Sharyn Mousley at Buckingham Palace,
Paul O'Grady with his partner, Andre Portasio (left), sister Sheila Rudd and daughter Sharyn Mousley at Buckingham Palace, where he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Photo: Fiona Hanson