TV presenter Paul O’Grady has told how he loves living in Aldington, describing it as “very much my home”.

He also reveals how he found a home for fellow comedian Julian Clary in the same village.

The 55-year-old began a new prime-time slot on ITV1 on Friday night and also published the second volume of his autobiography, The Devil Rides Out.

In an exclusive interview, he said: “It was me who found Julian the house.
“I knew the couple who lived there and thought 'I know who’ll love this place’. I told him and he fell in love with it as soon as he saw it.

“It’s a lovely part of the world to live in. I’ve been here for 11 years and it is very much my home.

“When you do get a couple of days of sunshine in Kent and go for a long walk it’s fab. You feel like you’re on permanent holiday.”

The star also reveals how he could not cope with becoming a father at the age of 17 and did not get to know his daughter properly until she was about 10.

See the full interview in What’s On, free inside this week's Kentish Express.