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Paul O’Grady’s ‘marriage of convenience’ with ex-wife and why she didn’t attend his funeral

Paul O'Grady was in a marriage of convenience with his ex wife for 28 years. Here's everything we know about the relationship.

Paul O’Grady was in a “marriage of convenience” with a Portuguese woman named Teresa Fernandes for close to 30 years. In fact, the late comedian revealed that he’d actually forgotten they’d even tied the knot – and was only reminded of this by his manager, Brendan. Paul O’Grady’s Great Elephant Adventure airs tonight (Sunday, April 7) at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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