{"id":476435,"date":"2022-07-21T21:26:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T18:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/princess-dianas-crush-on-george-michael-made-wham-star-uncomfortable\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T21:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T18:26:22","slug":"princess-dianas-crush-on-george-michael-made-wham-star-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/princess-dianas-crush-on-george-michael-made-wham-star-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"#Princess Diana\u2019s crush on George Michael made Wham! star \u2018uncomfortable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38310118383\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38310118383\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/princess-dianas-crush-on-george-michael-made-wham-star-uncomfortable\/#%E2%80%9CPrincess_Dianas_crush_on_George_Michael_made_Wham_star_%E2%80%98uncomfortable%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Princess Diana\u2019s crush on George Michael made Wham! star \u2018uncomfortable\u2019&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPrincess_Dianas_crush_on_George_Michael_made_Wham_star_%E2%80%98uncomfortable%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Princess Diana\u2019s crush on George Michael made Wham! star \u2018uncomfortable\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144&amp;h=96&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_small size-nyp_small\" alt=\"Fox News\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=216 216w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=72 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\"\/><br \/>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Princess Diana was instantly smitten\u00a0when she met George Michael for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985, the Princess of Wales attended the Live Aid concert in London\u2019s Wembley Stadium. The Wham! singer, along with Queen, Elton John, David Bowie and others, performed for the televised event to raise money to fight famine in Ethiopia. By then, Diana had already been a fan of Michael, but after personally meeting him, her feelings for the closeted idol were clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrincess Diana had a thing for pop stars,\u201d James Gavin told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Digital. \u201cShe was a fan girl. She was infatuated with pop stars and she got to know many of them. She worked with some of them and invited them to perform at her events\u2026 Elton John and Princess Diana had a bond, but George Michael was shy about that. And as for George, there was no denying that she developed a crush on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gavin has recently written a book on the late singer titled\u00a0\u201cGeorge Michael: A Life.\u201d\u00a0It came out more than five years after Michael was found dead on Christmas Day 2016 at age 53. It takes an in-depth look at Michael\u2019s early years, his rise to stardom, and the tragedies that followed him. Gavin said he spoke with about 250 people who, after some hesitation, were willing to share their memories of the pop star.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, Gavin also explored Diana\u2019s connection with Michael, which lasted for 12 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/princess-diana-george-michael-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Princess Diana George Michael\" class=\"wp-image-23148808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/princess-diana-george-michael-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/princess-diana-george-michael-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/princess-diana-george-michael-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The book claims that George Michael was \u201cuncomfortable\u201d about Princess Diana\u2019s feelings towards him.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGeorge Michael was shy about Princess Diana for two reasons,\u201d Gavin explained. \u201cOne, she was the Princess of Wales. Even though George Michael was George Michael, Princess Diana was more popular than the queen. And he didn\u2019t want to seem as though he was stalking Princess Diana\u2026 George became aware of the fact that she had the hots for him. Now, of course, this wouldn\u2019t have gone anywhere, but you can imagine how uncomfortable this made him. So he kept her at a distance. The friendship consisted of occasional lunches and phone calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gavin pointed out how Diana was quoted as saying she found Michael \u201cvery gorgeous.\u201d Michael issued a public response that read, \u201cThank you, ma\u2019am \u2013 you\u2019re pretty smashing yourself.\u201d But the royal, whose marriage to Prince Charles was struggling behind palace doors, saw a friend in Michael who was close to her in age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it came to Princess Diana,\u00a0George also found a kindred spirit, someone like him who was a public figure and tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in this gilded cage,\u201d Gavin explained. \u201cAnd I think it was impossible not to be shy around her. She was the biggest star in England, far beyond greater than any of the pop stars she loved. Diana was a sweet girl. She was no dummy, but she was very much an English rose. Unfortunately, she could never have a normal relationship or friendship in her life. But there would always be some distance between George and Diana. He didn\u2019t want to exploit her in any way. And he was also uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?w=677\" alt=\"George Michael biography\" class=\"wp-image-23148872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1354 1354w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1016 1015w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=677 677w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=339 338w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/george-michael-a-life.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\"\/><figcaption>The new biography of George Michael comes out six years after the singer\u2019s death. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Harry N. Abrams Books<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1996, Diana called Michael late at night. At the time, she was facing\u00a0a public divorce from Charles. Michael, who was with his friend Andros Georgiou, heard the familiar voice as she was recording a message for him. Michael im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely picked up and the pair shared a heartfelt conversation despite the tape still rolling. That recording later wound up in the possession of Georgiou, who eventually sold it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe answering machine recorded the first three minutes of the conversation,\u201d said Gavin. \u201cNow imagine the Princess of Wales calling you late at night while you were watching television with a family friend. You could hear the affection as they spoke to each other. Diana is almost giggly and shy. George was flattered. But neither of them could let their hair down with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere would always be a distance between Diana and Michael,\u201d Gavin continued. \u201cIt would be very hard for her to find real friends who didn\u2019t want something from her. George Michael experienced something similar, as most superstars endure. You want to have people in your corner who will love you for you and not for who you are. These were two people suffering from the same social affliction\u2026 And George himself said that he was uneasy about the fact that he felt she had the hots for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>After Michael\u2019s mother passed away in 1997 from cancer, it was Diana who personally called the devastated star and consoled him. During their friendship, Michael would lovingly refer to Diana as \u201cmy darling.\u201d At one point, he even gave her a gold watch. But Michael, who was secretly gay, remained in the closet during Diana\u2019s lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, Michael faced another sudden loss. On Aug. 31,\u00a0Diana died from injuries\u00a0she sustained in a Paris car crash. She was 36 and the royal, along with her chauffeur, bodyguard and new boyfriend Emad \u201cDodi\u201d Fayed, were being chased by paparazzi. Diana\u2019s bodyguard was the sole survivor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was heartbroken,\u201d said Gavin. \u201cGeorge knew what it was like to be relentlessly hounded by the press\u2026 The poignancy of her passing at such a young age really did rock his world. He was also deeply affected by Whitney Houston\u2019s death [in 2012]. He was petrified that he might end up the same way that Whitney did. And in fact, that pretty much happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Michael\u2019s drug use and taste for risky sex brought him into\u00a0frequent brushes with the law, most famously in 1998 when he was arrested for public lewdness in Los Angeles. He managed to turn the incident into fodder for a song that poked fun at his behavior, and his acknowledgment of his homosexuality at that time made him even more popular.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>But Michael\u2019s struggles with drugs were no laughing matter. His addiction was well chronicled by the press as Michael tried to numb himself from the anguish he endured privately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in the Wham! days, he experimented with cocaine, but he didn\u2019t really like it,\u201d said Gavin. \u201cIn the early \u201890s, George got into ecstasy. But then Anselmo Feleppa, who was no doubt the love of his life and his soulmate, died in 1993 of AIDS. He was racked with pain. He turned to pot and became a full-time stoner. His album \u2018Older\u2019 was made completely under the influence of pot. Then around 2003, 2004, he got into a party drug called GHB. In my opinion, more than anything, that\u2019s the drug that did him in. But he didn\u2019t stop there. He got into crack cocaine and was arrested for possession of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gavin said Michael was attempting to escape the losses of Feleppa and his mother, \u201cthe one person who offered him unconditional love and acceptance and wanted nothing more then for him to be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two most precious things in his life were robbed from him,\u201d said Gavin. \u201cHe really began spiraling out of control. He spent the rest of his life mourning them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Gavin, Michael became \u201chighly reclusive\u201d in his final years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis inner circle shrunk, but his self-destruction did not,\u201d Gavin explained. \u201cHis sexual appetite did not diminish nor did his physical appetite\u2026 This was a guy who was obsessively image-conscious in his early years\u2026 It became painful for him to look in the mirror. His creative output thinned out dramatically. He was finding it difficult to write songs. And his voice invariably diminished because of all the smoke he was ingesting\u2026 He was in a very dark place. He felt like the world was closing in on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael died of natural causes as a result of\u00a0heart disease and a fatty liver, a British coroner would later reveal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the\u00a0reader empathizes with George\u2019s struggle,\u201d said Gavin. \u201c\u2026 It\u2019s hard for people to feel sympathy toward a star with such wealth and acclaim. And yet, what drove George to achieve all of this success was his brokenness inside. He had the talent to get him there. He was a big-hearted, generous, beautifully well-mannered terrific guy. But he was also a wounded kid inside\u2026 Despite all the pain he endured, his music made such a difference in people\u2019s lives. It made them feel good. It made them happy. His name still brings people joy. 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