The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend
He was Queen’s flamboyant frontman. She was his shy girlfriend, dreaming of marriage until they both realised he preferred men. Thirty-five years after his death, in the week he would have turned 80, Mary Austin talks about their unbreakable bond
TL;DR
- Mary Austin was Freddie Mercury's girlfriend, initially dreaming of marriage.
- They realized together that Mercury preferred men.
- Austin discusses their bond 35 years after Mercury's death.
- The conversation occurs during the week Mercury would have turned 80.