Paul O’Grady’s husband opens up on heartbreaking battle to save TV legend while dog nuzzled his face in final moments
AS paramedics battled to save Paul O’Grady’s life after he collapsed at home, one of his dogs “heartbreakingly” started nuzzling his face.
The Lily Savage and Radio 2 star passed away “unexpectedly but peacefully” on March 28.
And as it approached the anniversary of his death, Paul’s husband Andre Portasio opened up about their final day together.
The former-professional ballet dancer said it had been a normal Wednesday at home for the pair before tragedy struck.
He told the Mirror: “The saddest part of this all is that when all of this happened, and as I was trying to resuscitate him, I was trying to keep the dogs out of the room.
“But somehow Paul’s dog Arfur, who is one of his favourites, escaped and he nuzzled his face as he always did on Paul’s shoulder, as if to say ‘wake up’. It was just heartbreaking.”
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