I'm a mega huge O'Grady fan, I love this man, his devotion to animals is just amazing, He can do no wrong in my eyes, this is a funny, sad and comical book, telling the story of Paul's early life in Birkenhead. Paul O'Grady, apart from being one of Britain's best loved entertainers, is a classic example of reinvention, as At My Mother’s Knee demonstrates. He also appeared in the comedy sitcom Eyes Down (2003–2004) and presented several travel documentaries. When so many showbiz autobiographies these days are written by people who have a barely had a life outside of their fame, it's refreshing to encounter one by somebody whose story would be interesting even if he were not a major TV star.

I can't believe that by the end of the book he's only just reached the age of 18 and not yet got into show business. He tells it as it was, rather than in his TV voice - and I like the TV voice so it just didn't make me want to carry on. Now, in his own unique voice, Paul O'Grady tells story of his early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. I’ve always been a fan of Drag Queens, and long before there was my avid interest in RuPaul’s Drag Race, there was Lily Savage.And the opening to Still Standing, his description of a Leeds pub, well, it's beyond belief the brewery allows that pub to be open. it’s only 1/4 of his biographies which feel may be a little overkill like i wish it had got more into his adult life but then at the same time he had so many stories to fill that you can see why he wrote so many. Lily later became a regular on This Morning, took over the bed on The Big Breakfast and presented Blankety Blank.

At My Mother's Knee features an unforgettable cast of rogues, rascals, lovers, fighters, saints and sinners - and one iconic bus conductress.

Now, in his own unique voice, Paul O'Grady tells story of his "early" life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. Lily later became a regular on This Morning, took over the bed on The Big Breakfast and presented Blankety Blank, but has now retired.