PAUL O’Grady was a much-loved entertainer, who’s sad death has left his friends, fans and family in mourning.
During his life the TV star was married twice, which included being wed to a Portuguese model called Teresa Fernandes
Paul O’Grady was married twice in his life
Who is Paul O’ Grady’s ex-wife Teresa Fernandes?
Before tying the knot with his husband Andre Portasio, Paul O’Grady entered a marriage of convenience with a Portuguese model he met at a gay club.
Teresa Fernandes was a lesbian while Paul was gay, so they decided to marry in order to prevent her from being deported, so the two tied the knot back in 1977.
The pair only legally divorced in 2005 after being married for 28 years – but Paul admitted he was never in a relationship with her.
Meanwhile, in 1974 Paul had a daughter, Sharon, with his friend Diane Jansen.
During their lives together, Paul had a good relationship with his only child.
The doting dad even her away at her wedding when she married her childhood friend Philip Moseley.
They gave Paul a grandson called Abel and granddaughter called Halo.
What has Paul Grady said about his marriage to Teresa Fernandes?
Paul always said they wed “out of convenience” and he says he was ‘not in a relationship’ with her.
In a past interview, the late star said about the marriage: “Teresa, I call her the lesbian Portuguese barmaid, was lovely. She looked like David Cassidy.
“We worked in a club in Westbourne Grove, London, when I was 22. She was from a very strict Catholic family and was always being hassled by them: ‘Why aren’t you getting married?’ So I said: ‘Come on then, we’ll get married’, and we did.
“We were married for 28 years.”
The TV star also previously revealed that he had forgotten the pair tied the knot all those years ago.
He revealed he eventually had to call Teresa and end to the marriage when he started to think of his future.
He added: “I had no idea we were still married until my manager Brendan said: ‘If anything happened to you, everything would go to your wife. It’s like a real-life Corrie storyline.”
