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<\/p>\nDURING his incredible life, Freddie Mercury was adored by fans around the world.<\/p>\n
But one person who was by his side in the last years of the Queen singer's life, was his partner Jim Hutton.<\/p>\n
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Jim Hutton worked as a hairdresser when he first met Freddie Mercury outside London gay club Heaven in 1985.<\/p>\n
The singer offered to buy Hutton a drink to which he refused as he was already dating someone else.<\/p>\n
Fast forward 18 months later, they crossed paths again in another nightclub and hit it right off.<\/p>\n
The two ended up living with each other for several years after they began dating in the 1980s.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n They were never married – as gay marriage was illegal a the time – but both wore a wedding ring to show their commitment towards each other.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Queen singer's sexuality was often a hot topic of discussion, as he never admitted publicly that he was gay.<\/p>\n This was because he had both female and male partners, with friends commenting he was openly gay, but he remained silent on the matter.<\/p>\n At the time of Freddie's Aids diagnosis in 1987, he reportedly told Hutton that he would understand if he no longer wanted to be with him.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n According to The Daily Beat, he replied saying: "Don't be stupid, I'm not going anywhere. I'm here for the long haul."<\/p>\n Hutton ended up taking care of Freddie up until his death in 1991.<\/p>\n Just a day before the singer passed away, a statement was made on Mercury's behalf which confirmed he was ill.<\/p>\n The statement read: "Following enormous conjecture in the press, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have Aids.<\/p>\n "I felt it correct to keep this information private in order to protect the privacy of those around me.<\/p>\n "However, the time has now come for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth, and I hope everyone will join with me, my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease."<\/p>\n Freddie's cause of death was recorded as bronchial pneumonia resulting from Aids.<\/p>\n Three years after Freddie's death, Hutton released a book about his time with the singer titled Mercury and Me.<\/p>\n After moving into the singer's Kensington mansion, he worked as the gardener and decided to stay away from the rock and roll lifestyle.<\/p>\n Mercury left \u00a3500,000 in his will to Hutton but gave his Garden Lodge at his Kensington home to his friend and ex-girlfriend Mary Austin.<\/p>\n Freddie and Austin were previously engaged, but called off the wedding after he admitted to being bisexual.<\/p>\n In fact, she was the one who encouraged him to come out as gay.<\/p>\n The pair dated for six years until 1976 and she remained his closest friend for the following 15 years until\u00a0his death in 1991.<\/p>\n After Mercury died, Austin reportedly kicked Hutton out of the Garden Lodge, despite his claim that the singer wanted him to stay there.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Freddie left Mary half of his \u00a375million estate, and she\u00a0continues to live at the Kensington home.<\/p>\n After leaving London, Hutton went back home to Ireland, where he used the money left to him to build a home of his own.<\/p>\n He sadly passed away in 2010 at the age of 60 on New Year's Day.<\/p>\n While he, like Freddie, suffered from HIV, his death was caused by lung cancer.<\/p>\n After Mercury passed away, Hutton never went on to marry.<\/p>\n In 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, Hutton was played by actor Aaron McCusker.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sti_85056831jpg-JS1151615.jpg\")
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