Freddie Mercury | freddie mercury mary
FreddieMercurywasthegreatperformer.TheQueenfrontmanandlegendaryexhibitionistwasalsotheGreatPretender.Feweversawtherealmanbehindtheshow.Fewerstillwereallowedtosharehismostintimatethoughtsandfeelings.EvenhisQueenbandmatesadmittedtherewasalwaysapartofFreddiehekeptback.TherewasnodoubtMarywasoneoftheveryfewwhosawandshareditall.Butwhy? InarecentChannel5documentary,FreddieMercury:AChristmasStory,someofthestar’sclosestfriendsspokeabouttheQueenfrontmanandhisuniquebondwithMary.ActorandfriendYasminePet...
Freddie Mercury was the great performer. The Queen frontman and legendary exhibitionist was also the Great Pretender. Few ever saw the real man behind the show. Fewer still were allowed to share his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Even his Queen bandmates admitted there was always a part of Freddie he kept back. There was no doubt Mary was one of the very few who saw and shared it all. But why?
In a recent Channel 5 documentary, Freddie Mercury: A Christmas Story, some of the star’s closest friends spoke about the Queen frontman and his unique bond with Mary.
Actor and friend Yasmine Pettigrew said: "She stuck by him and he stuck by her. You put your life in your hands if you tried to come between them, that’s for sure. Everyone knew that. They had a bond which people who are together forever have."
Another friend, Peter Straker added: “They were very close. I knew from Freddie that, whatever happened, Mary was there and she would always be there, regardless....