Only after the death of the singer did it become clear that he spent millions to help orphans, homeless people, sick people and just strangers in trouble. 10 facts from the mouths of eyewitnesses, which will reveal to you the real face of George Michael.
The participant of the TV show “Deal” said on the air that she needed £ 15 thousand for the IVF procedure. The next day, Michael called and secretly transferred the entire amount to her.
Richard Osman, TV host.
George Michael worked anonymously at a homeless shelter where I volunteered. I did not tell anyone about this, as he asked us not to tell. That was how he was. (Emelyne Mondo, actress)
One lady from a children’s charity told me that it is only because of George Michael that they still exist. (Kate Waugh)
Every Easter, when Chris Tarrant and I were hosting an event on Capital FM to help children, George Michael showed up at 3:30 and donated £ 100,000. (Mick Brown, DJ)
He gave £ 25,000 to a stranger in a cafe because she was crying over debt. I wrote a check and asked the waitress to give it to the woman after he left. (Vector Victoria)
He gave a free concert for the nurses who looked after his late mother. (Andrew)
His donations helped create a world where people with HIV could live healthy lives free from prejudice and discrimination. (Jane Barron of the Terrence Higgins Trust)
I wrote an article a long time ago about a famous man who tip a bartender girl £ 5,000 because she was a medical student in debt. This man was George Michael. (Sali Hughes, journalist)
He was also the only star on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (as you know, the winnings of stars in this game are donated to charity), who said: “If I lose, I will contribute the money myself.” (Sali Hughes, journalist)
Since 1996, George Michael has donated all proceeds from the song “Jesus to a Child” to charity. He translated millions that saved hundreds of thousands of children. Over the years, he has been the most generous donor to Childline. However, Michael was determined not to make his generosity public, so no one outside the charities knew how much he gave to the country’s most vulnerable children. (Esther Rantzen, founder of Childline)
He died in his sleep from heart failure at the age of 53 on December 25, 2016 …
And hundreds of thousands of people are still alive thanks to him.
