text: The comedian used insulting language on the Channel 5 dating show, suggesting the Essex resort is filled with "single mothers", The Sun reported.
  Southend Council and Visit Southend responded on Twitter, suggesting O'Grady "hasn't visited for a while".
  "Who would help us give him a tour of the best of Southend?" they tweeted.
  In response, the Gleneagles Guesthouse tweeted an offer of a free night in its "premier suite with unrivalled views of the estuary".
  O'Grady was reported to have called Southend a "shit hole" on discovering a couple had won a date in the town.
  In March Channel 5 announced his selection as the host of the updated programme.
  He was a close friend of the late Cilla Black, who presented the show on ITV during its run from 1985 and 2003.
  The BBC contacted O'Grady's manager who said Channel 5 would release a statement later.
target: TV presenter Paul O'Grady has been invited on a tour of Southend-on-Sea after reportedly lambasting it during filming of the programme Blind Date.