The singer and talented solo artist died during the early hours of Christmas Day in 2016
Kenny Goss, George Michael’s partner, has spoken out about their relationship in his first interview since the singer’s death.
Goss discussed the couple with Piers Morgan on his Talk TV show Uncensored. The Wham! singer and talented solo artist died in 2016 at 53 from heart and liver disease. Goss was in a 13-year relationship with Michael and has spoken openly about coming to terms with his death.
Goss, an Art dealer, had ended their relationship by the time Michael died on Christmas Day 2016 from liver and heart disease, but they had been together for thirteen years between 1996 and 2009.
Goss revealed in a recent interview with Piers Morgan on the latter’s TalkTV show Uncensored that Michael’s tragic death at the age of 53 was something that those around him had been expecting.
Here’s all you need to understand about Kenny Goss and his statements.
Who exactly is Kenny Goss?
- Kenny Goss, a 63-year-old businessman and Art dealer, dated the singer and solo artist.
- The couple met in Los Angeles and had a 13-year open relationship.
- In the TalkTV interview, Goss explains that Michael chose him as a partner to “please his mother.”
“He had this view that his mother and I were very similar,” Goss explained. And in many ways, we were.
“I’d say I’m a much more rule-following guy, and she was the same way.” “I’m also not judgmental.”
When did he start dating George Michael?
From 1996 to 2009, Goss was in a 13-year relationship with the pop star.
They were not together as the singer died, but Goss claims Michael continued to financially support him.
Goss came to an agreement with Michael’s trustees in 2021 after requesting payouts of £15,000 per month from his ex’s estate.
Michael had left no money to Goss or his partner at the time of his death, Fadi Fawaz. Instead, he bequeathed his £97 million estate to his sisters, father, and a close friend.
What did Kenny Goss say?
Goss opened up about his time with Michael and revealed personal details about the pop star’s battle with addiction.
Goss and Michael had an open relationship since they met in a Los Angeles restaurant in 1988, years before they became an artefact. Given their similarities, the former claims he chose him as a partner to please his mother. “He believed that his mom and I were very similar. And in many ways, we were,” Goss explained. “I’m much more of a rule-follower, and she was the same way.” “I’m also not judgmental.”
“We all presumed him to die,” he said. I had spent so long worrying about him when we lived together. “To be honest, he despised the fact that I was so concerned about him.
What is the line in one of his songs?
‘I could see it in your eyes when you look at me that way; it tears me in two,’ he says. And it truly did. I simply did not know what to do.
“I was constantly concerned about him… if you love someone, you are concerned about them.”
Goss admitted that “he really tried” to save Michael’s life.
“What I always notice is that I was immensely happy with him for a lot longer than I was worried about him,” he said.
“He always said I saved his life,” he adds. I think that’s a little much, but I tried.”
How did George Michael die?
In 2016, the Wham! The singer died at home in the early hours of Christmas Day.
Michael had left no money to Goss or his boyfriend at the time of his death, Fadi Fawaz.
Instead, he bequeathed his £97 million estate to his sisters, father, and a close friend.
Michael died in 2016 at 53 from liver and heart disease, following a long struggle with addiction.
Instead, he bequeathed his £97 million estate to his sisters, father, and a close friend.