I don’t like awards ceremonies. I’d sooner go to the pub with mates I’ve known for years. – Paul O’Grady
I enjoyed school – although I ran away on the first day. I’d reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for ‘Watch With Mother’ on TV. – Paul O’Grady
I was a really picky eater as a child. Because I was obsessed by Popeye, my mum and aunts would put my food in a can to represent spinach and we’d hum the Popeye tune and then I’d happily eat it. – Paul O’Grady
It’s become normal for me to walk on set as Popeye, Frankenstein or an Elf or even a chicken. – Paul O’Grady
I can eat beef, provided it’s minced in disguise. I couldn’t eat a gammon steak. Forget it. – Paul O’Grady
My primary school teacher once poured a bottle of curdled school milk forcefully down my throat. Then I threw it up all over her suede shoes. I’d rather have drunk from the spittoon in Barney’s barber shop. – Paul O’Grady
I still consider myself working class. I know my circumstances have changed dramatically since I was growing up back in Birkenhead. – Paul O’Grady
I went to work for the Civil Service. I’d wanted to work for the Ministry of Defence because I had some far-fetched idea that it had something to do with the Avengers, but I ended up in Social Security. – Paul O’Grady
I think it’s bad for fellas when they lose their mothers. Mine was such a character. Oh it was sad, really sad. And, with her gone, the family home was gone, so what was left of any roots I had were completely dug up. – Paul O’Grady
Every week I have a disaster in my kitchen. The fire alarm goes off repeatedly. But it doesn’t stop me being adventurous. – Paul O’Grady
Taking a pay cut won’t demotivate me, not at all. It’s not about money in the first place. It’s about the job. – Paul O’Grady
I’m not a businessman. I could pack it in, but I like work. I don’t want to sound like Catherine Cookson, but I’ve worked since I was eight, with a paper round and in a fruit and veg shop. – Paul O’Grady
The worst drivers are women in people carriers, men in white vans and anyone in a baseball cap. That’s just about everyone. – Paul O’Grady
I don’t want to sound like Catherine Cookson but I’ve worked since I was eight, with a paper round and in a fruit and veg shop. Taking a pay cut won’t demotivate me, not at all. It’s not about money in the first place. It’s about the job. – Paul O’Grady
I go in the butchers and there’s not a lot of meat I can eat these days, with having all the animals. – Paul O’Grady
I don’t live with people, that’s why my relationships last. I’m not romantic. Even when I was a teenager if somebody asked if they could hold my hand I’d say, – no, it’s not heavy, I can hold it myself, thank you’. – Paul O’Grady
I am quite happy to take a cut. You’ve got to, if you want to work and continue working. – Paul O’Grady
Channel 4 are a great bunch of people to work with and the crew are lovely. Working at ITV was like being in the court of Caligula. – Paul O’Grady
