However, “they remained incredibly close, with Mercury buying her a home and always speaking fondly of her in public. The pair started an intense romance and even got engaged, but the wedding was called off when Mercury came out to her as bisexual, according to Vanity Fair. His parents practiced the Zoroastrian faith, a pre-islam religion that vehemently opposes homosexuality. He came from a strict religious upbringing. Mercury met Austin - who was working in a boutique - when he was just 24 and years from the explosion in his fame. Having been a fan since the early 90s and after watching every biography on Freddie/Queen that I have been able to get my hands on, I 100 believe without doubt that he was gay and not bisexual. He went into deep detail about Mercurys lifestyle and claimed he slept with hundreds of men. The film left out a lot of the details of how these loves shaped Mercury and intertwined throughout his life. Freddie fired Prenter because he sold a story to a national newspaper about Mercury’s personal life.
Upon his death, what happened to his longtime partner, Jim Hutton, and is Hutton still alive today? Steve Jennings/WireImage How did Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton meet?Īs viewers of Bohemian Rhapsody saw, Mercury’s love life was defined by two people: Mary Austin and Jim Hutton. Some also have questions about Mercury’s personal life, which was notoriously complex. Though he died in 1991, the success of his 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody demonstrates just how much his legend continues to mean to fans new and old. The success the band went on to see created a lasting legacy that has their performances and songs going down in the history books. Mercury himself has left a lasting impression, and his individual legacy lives on as well. May adds, 'I remember Freddie being asked if he was gay in one of his early interviews and he said: Yes, darling, of course. It might be surprising to know that Mercury actually started out as a kind of groupie for the band the other members of Queen were in prior to teaming up to form one of the most famous rock bands in the world. Maybe thats why when you look at these candid photos of the famous singer and his last boyfriend Jim Hutton, you cant help but feel a sense of intimacy that reveals the real beauty of the gay couples love. Freddie Mercury‘s identity became so wrapped up in his frontman status for the band Queen that many fans can hardly separate the two. Now regarded as a gay icon, Farrokh Bulsara, more widely known as Freddie Mercury mostly kept his sexuality and relationships secret.
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