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18-02-2009, 06:37
PAUL O’Grady has hinted he may quit his Channel 4 chat show when his contract runs out at the end of the year, TV Biz can reveal.
The TV favourite signed a £2million golden handcuffs deal when he jumped ship from ITV in 2006 — and re-signed it last year.
But last night Paul, 53, said he had a career check while staying with his great pal Cilla Black at her Barbados holiday home earlier this month.
He told TV Biz: “My contract with Channel 4 comes up at the end of this year. I’m not sure what will happen after that.
“Funnily enough, Cilla asked me what I’m going to do and I just don’t know.
“I never do TV for money or fame and I always like to go out on a high when everything is going really well.
“I always think one morning I’ll wake up, the penny will drop and I’ll just stop.
“That’s what happened with Lily Savage — I had a diary full of events but I decided not to play her any more, so who knows!”
The star, who gets two million viewers for his daily show, returns to screens on Monday.
But he said he would take a wage freeze due to the credit crunch. He added: “You cannot afford to be greedy in this current climate.”
Last night a Channel 4 spokesman said: “We remain committed to The Paul O’Grady Show — and it continues to perform strongly.”
Oh noooo, I like his show :(
The TV favourite signed a £2million golden handcuffs deal when he jumped ship from ITV in 2006 — and re-signed it last year.
But last night Paul, 53, said he had a career check while staying with his great pal Cilla Black at her Barbados holiday home earlier this month.
He told TV Biz: “My contract with Channel 4 comes up at the end of this year. I’m not sure what will happen after that.
“Funnily enough, Cilla asked me what I’m going to do and I just don’t know.
“I never do TV for money or fame and I always like to go out on a high when everything is going really well.
“I always think one morning I’ll wake up, the penny will drop and I’ll just stop.
“That’s what happened with Lily Savage — I had a diary full of events but I decided not to play her any more, so who knows!”
The star, who gets two million viewers for his daily show, returns to screens on Monday.
But he said he would take a wage freeze due to the credit crunch. He added: “You cannot afford to be greedy in this current climate.”
Last night a Channel 4 spokesman said: “We remain committed to The Paul O’Grady Show — and it continues to perform strongly.”
Oh noooo, I like his show :(