A painting in Manchester commemorating the late Paul O’Grady was covered up just days after it was unveiled.
On March 28, the famous drag performer and presenter died ‘unexpectedly but quietly’ at the age of 67.
Following the tragic news, Chris Moore, also known as Manchester Murals, created a memorial to O’Grady, which he painted on the Fallowfield Loop in south Manchester.
The artist created a big black-and-white painting of the animal-loving host alongside a spaniel canine holding a tennis ball.
Only a few days later, the painting was concealed and covered up by the work of another artist.
Chris opened up about his feelings about the loss of his artwork, admitting that while it was a “shame,” it was just “part of the street art scene.”
He told BBC News: ‘There were lots of people who went to visit it who were really disappointed on the day and people who planned to visit it over the coming days to remember Paul’.
The artist concluded his conversation by confessing that he was trying to figure out how to create a lasting painting of the late celebrity.
O’Grady, who came to prominence on the nightlife scene as the acerbic, platinum-wig-wearing Lily Savage, is left by his companion Andre Portasio, who also broke the news. of his death.
He was ‘laughing, smiling and full of life’ shortly before his death, his close friend and radio producer Malcolm Prince said as the Queen Consort and Ken Bruce joined those paying tribute.
On the Wednesday evening following his death, ITV changed its schedule to re-air a special one-off edition of For The Love Of Dogs, in which he was accompanied by Camilla.
‘If you track back how LGBTQ was seen, over the decades … it got gradually easier and easier and easier, and he definitely had a good part in saying: “I’m a drag queen”. Eddie Izzard told the PA news agency.
‘The fact he was out and openly gay, was cool and everyone, everyone began to calm down, because, obviously, other people who are LGBTQ came out over the years, but he was a good part of that.
‘He was just very human … It’s great that he added so much to culture and existence and humanity in the United Kingdom, and that resonates around the world’.
Source My Celebrity Life.