Fadi Fawaz shares heartache of George Michael’s death one year on
Fadi Fawaz has spoken of his heartache a year on from boyfriend George Michael’s sudden death.
The fine art photographer, 44, found the singer dead in bed on Christmas Day 2016.
A year on, Fawaz took to Instagram to share an emotional post recalling the day, as he spoke of leaving London to escape memories of the star.
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“I will always miss you till the day I meet you,” read the opening line.
“It is what it is” Fadi wrote in the caption alongside it.
The full poem read:
I will always miss you
Till the day I meet you
My story to tell you
In your sleep I found you
Into your dreams I follow you
From your sleep I wake you
This love will wake you
Hope will feed you
The world will show you
For a day to see you
From your sleep to keep you
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Fawaz revealed he has left London for Christmas – haunted by the reminders of his time with Michael.
He was said to be “wounded” with grief and headed off to the countryside.
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He said: “I will be spending Christmas in the countryside with some friends. I can’t stand all the Christmas trees or lights around London.
“It makes me so sad, I just want it over and done with.”
And of the prospect of finding love again, he added sadly: “There will never be anyone ever again, that is the truth.”
He also vowed to never speak of the day he found the star dead.
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He went on: “I don’t think I want another wound in my body. I don’t see the point in telling the worst day of my life to the world. George was one of a kind, I have lost a unique man.”
George Michael’s family also made a rare public comment to pay tribute to the late singer.
Michael’s sisters Melanie and Yioda and their dad Jack said issued a statement calling on fans to celebrate his life a year on.
“This Christmas will be hard without him, but we know that we are not alone in our mourning the anniversary of his loss,” they said in a statement.
“Christmas is not always easy, life isn’t perfect and families are complicated.
“So if you can, in his memory this year, take a moment and a deep breath and say those ‘I love yous’ out loud.”
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Since his sudden death, the outside of the mansion has become a shrine to the late singer.
But neighbours of have hit out at the shrine.
The shrine has attracted the attention of the Highgate Conservation Area advisory committee, a local group that aims to “preserve and enhance the character of the area.
Chair of the group Susan Rose told the Daily Star: “One wonders what George Michael would think of it all outside the beautiful home that he looked after so well, and right where he erected a wonderful Christmas tree every year.”
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She continued: “I think a statue would be great. A lot of people in Highgate would like a permanent memorial rather than mounds of dead flowers.”
A similar shrine was erected outside of Michael’s home in Oxfordshire at the time of his death.
