26 Rare Pics Of Freddie Mercury And His Boyfriend From 1980s Reveal The Unseen Side Of Him
Now regarded as a gay icon, Farrokh Bulsara, more widely known as Freddie Mercury mostly kept his sexuality and relationships secret. Maybe that's why when you look at these candid photos of the famous singer and his last boyfriend Jim Hutton, you can't help but feel a sense of intimacy that reveals the real beauty of the gay couple's love.
The Queen vocalist began seeing hairdresser Jim Hutton in the mid-1980s, but the start of their relationship was rocky. Freddie approached Jim on two different occasions at a club, and both could be considered unsuccessful. It wasn't until the two met a third time at the same club (about two years after the initial chat) that Mercury's persistence won Hutton over and the two got together.
im moved into Garden Lodge with Freddie about two years later and stayed together until the artist's death in 1991. Once diagnosed with AIDS, Mercury even offered his partner an exit on their relationship, but he declined. "I love you, Freddie," Jim recalled his own words in a documentary. "I'm not going anywhere." And he didn't - Hutton nursed the love of his life and was there when Freddie released his last breath.
Scroll down for the heartwarming photos of a genuine relationship between the famous musician and the love of his life below.
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The only triggering thing in those pics is the same mustache on both of them X)
What a stupid insensitive thing to say, Nigel Brown. Do you shame cancer victims and diabetics too?
He looked good in jeans. He looked good white pants and yellow jackets. He looked good in women's clothes. And he looked good in pressed pants. You were the real king of rock, Freddie. King & Queen!
He's just looking at the camera and you can tell he is thinking "I just love this sh*t, I am soooooooo lucky to be here now." I wish he still was...
I absolutely loved Queen and still do..We went to a Queen concert in the mid 80's and danced to "It's a Kind of Magic" in the rain and it was brilliant!!!. What a fantastic performer he was ..RIP Freddie and thank you for Bohemian Rapsody, (that I still go loopy to) and the happy memories you created that wet,but memorable day..X
What a man! I just love Queen, I could only imagine what great music would still be coming from him if he was still with us.
What a stache
I absolutely loved Queen and still do..We went to a Queen concert in the mid 80's and danced to "It's a Kind of Magic" in the rain and it was brilliant!!!. What a fantastic performer he was ..RIP Freddie and thank you for Bohemian Rapsody, (that I still go loopy to) and the happy memories you created that wet,but memorable day..X
What a man! I just love Queen, I could only imagine what great music would still be coming from him if he was still with us.
What a stache