Amanda Holden under fire for 'woke' comments about Paul O'Grady

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Amanda Holden paid tribute to Paul O'Grady on Heart Radio on Wednesday. She said: "You know what I loved about him, he was not woke in any way" Fans have taken aim at the Britain's Got Talent judge over her 'not woke' remark.

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Amanda Holden under fire for 'woke' comments about Paul O'Grady

Amanda Holden doesn’t think Paul O’Grady was woke and everyone’s very confused (Picture: Neil Mockford/GC Images) Amanda Holden is under fire after she said what she ‘loved’ about the late Paul O’Grady is that he was ‘not woke in any way’. During the Britain’s Got Talent judge’s Heart Breakfast radio show, which she presents alongside Jamie Theakston, Amanda paid tribute to the late trailblazer, who died ‘unexpectedly and peacefully’ at the age …

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo

Amanda Holden under fire as fans confused by Paul O'Grady tribute

Fans were confused by the Britain's Got Talent judge's tribute

2 months ago·Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Chronicle Live

Paul O'Grady fans hit out at Amanda Holden over 'not woke' tribute to star

The radio presenter's remarks sparked a backlash after she suggested that Paul, who found fame as drag queen Lily Savage, 'didn't have a woke bone in his body'

2 months ago·Newcastleupon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

What does woke mean? Amanda Holden faces backlash for Paul O’Grady comments

The term woke has been used in mainstream politics and British culture since 2016

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Record

Amanda Holden faces backlash over 'offensive' Paul O'Grady 'woke' comment

Amanda Holden has faced backlash from Paul O'Grady fans following her 'offensive' radio tribute. The Britain's Got Talent judge said that the late entertainer "didn't have a woke bone in his body" on her Heart breakfast show.

2 months ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Nottingham Post

Amanda Holden's 'not woke' Paul O'Grady tribute slammed by fans

"Amanda Holden on Paul O'Grady: 'He didn't have a woke bone in his body'. That would be the drag artist, AIDS campaigner, LGBTQ+ hero and anti austerity critic Paul O'Grady."

2 months ago·Nottingham, United Kingdom

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