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George Michael's secret acts of charity revealed by people whose lives he changed

Heart-warming stories of how George Michael made people’s dreams come true with secret acts of charity have been revealed following his death.

(Photo: Getty Images)
(Photo: Getty Images)

Fans have taken to Twitter to share stories of his philanthropy, that were kept secret during his lifetime, and have described having received life-changing donations from the icon, who could not resist coming to the aid of someone when he learned of their plight.

‘Pointless’ presenter Richard Osman, who was previously an executive producer on ‘Deal or No Deal’ was the first to share a story, and tweeted: “A woman on Deal Or No Deal told us she needed £15k for IVF treatment. George Michael secretly phoned the next day and gave her the £15k.”

One person replied to Richard saying: “he gave a stranger in a cafe £25k as she was crying over debt. Told the waitress to give her the cheque after he left,”

Another shared: “George Michael worked anonymously at a homeless shelter I was volunteering at. I’ve never told anyone, he asked we didn’t. That’s who he was.”

Flowers laid outside George Michael's Oxfordshire home where he was found dead on Christmas day.
Flowers laid outside George Michael’s Oxfordshire home where he was found dead on Christmas day.

Another wrote: “omg amazing! I remember he would phone help a London child every year and match all the donations,” and one Twitter user said: “he would drive around London and feed homeless. Brilliant legend. Very sad.”

George also gave free concert tickets to NHS nurses for years, in order to thank those who had looked after his dying mother.

A person lays a candle with tributes left outside the London home of George Michael (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A person lays a candle with tributes left outside the London home of George Michael (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

One person wrote on Twitter: “George Michael used to give a bunch of free tickets to his shows to NHS nurses. He allocated a whole area of Wembley to nurses.”

Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen said: “For years now he has been the most extraordinarily generous philanthropist, giving money to Childline, but he was determined not to make his generosity public so no-one outside the charity knew how much he gave to the nation’s most
vulnerable children.


And it wasn’t long before Twitter users began to share their own stories of his generosity.

“Over the years he gave us millions and we were planning next year, as part of our 30th anniversary celebrations to create, we hoped, a big concert in tribute to him – to his artistry, to his wonderful musicality but also to thank him for the 100s of 1,000s of children he helped through supporting Childline.”