Paul O'Grady's friend Linda Thorson breaks down in tears on GMB as she says 'this is b******t'

Paul O'Grady's friend Linda Thorson was visibly upset on Good Morning Britain as she paid tribute to her late friend.

Opening up to Adil Ray and Susanna Reid on the breakfast show, the former Avenhers star began: "He would have tea with the Queen. She liked him a lot, he would go and they would have a really nice time and a chat and then he'd have the postman to dinner.

"The house in Kent people came in and house, Christmas there was divine. We would just love, generous, food, he'd make these fabulous omelettes and play music."

Linda said Paul was "generous to a fault" and she "will never meet anyone like him" as her voice began to break, reports the Mirror.

Getting visibly upset, she continued: "He was a king among men. He was just a friend. He cared about me, he actually cared about me and I felt that and you don't feel that, that often."

Linda Thorson on GMB (ITV)

Earlier in the segment, Linda referenced GMB's chat with Energy Secretary Grant Shapps and described the exchange as "b*****t".

"He can't stand what goes on, this b*****t we just had to listen to, it's just repetitive it's the same," she said.

Susanna stepped into apologise as Linda said: "He could just not stand [the Conservative] Party and what they've done, he was very outspoken."

Linda went on to reveal that she spoke to her late friend just hours before he died. She added that she "can't believe" the iconic presenter is no longer alive.

"He was so happy, full of life," she added before conceding: "But he died in his own bed, his husband was there, Andre the most divine man who he has been with for many years. He's only 41, he will be so bereft of Paul, he worshipped Paul."

The presenter and comedian died at the age of 67 on Tuesday "unexpectedly but peacefully".

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