The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend
He was Queen’s flamboyant frontman. She was his shy girlfriend, dreaming of marriage until they both realised he preferred men. Thirty-five years after his death, in the week he would have turned 80, Mary Austin talks about their unbreakable bond
Mary Austin, the former girlfriend of Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury, reflects on their relationship. She details their early dreams of marriage and the eventual realization that Mercury was gay. The conversation takes place 35 years after his death, during the week he would have celebrated his 80th birthday.
- Mary Austin was Freddie Mercury’s girlfriend, initially dreaming of marriage.
- They realized together that Mercury preferred men.
- Austin discusses their bond 35 years after Mercury’s death.
- The conversation occurs during the week Mercury would have turned 80.
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