Paul O’Grady ‘marries partner in secret wedding’
The Lily Savage star has been in a relationship with his new husband for more than a decade.
Paul O’Grady recently married his partner Andre Portasio in a secret wedding, it has been reported.
According to The Sun, the TV presenter, 62, and ballet dancer Mr Portasio, 37, wed on August 5 in front of 50 guests at London’s Goring Hotel.
The newspaper quoted a source as saying: “Paul is as happy as he’s ever been to be married to Andre.
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Labour peer Cashman tweeted on August 5 that he had “just been to the most amazing wedding”, although he did not give any further details.
Sending love and hoping you're having a great time. I've just been to the most amazing wedding! https://t.co/D3gNdZbqXX
— Michael Cashman (@mcashmanCBE) August 5, 2017
New Blind Date host O’Grady is said to have been in a relationship with Mr Portasio for 11 years.
Prior to his relationship with Mr Portasio, O’Grady was in a long-term romance with Brendan Murphy, who died in 2005 aged 49 from a brain tumour.
O’Grady was previously married to a female friend in the 1970s, although they were not in a romantic relationship, and they divorced in the mid-Noughties.
A representative for O’Grady has been contacted by the Press Association.