Mary Austin Bio: Amazing Facts About Freddie Mercury's Ex

Mary Austin Bio: Facts About Freddie Mercury’s Ex

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Name: Mary Austin
Year of Birth: 1951
Nationality: British
Ethnicity: White

She rose to fame for being the long-term partner of Britain Queen’s band singer Freddie Mercury.

Mary Austin age

As of 2021, she clocked 70 years. Her father was a wallpaper trimmer specialist, while her mother worked as a housemaid.

Mary Georgina Austin was born March 6, 1951, in Fulham, London, United Kingdom.

Both her parents were deaf, so they communicated with her through lip-reading and signed language.

Growing up, things were hard for her family, and Mary had to drop out of school to support herself financially by looking for a job, as her parents weren’t making enough money.

Career

After dropping out of school at the age of 15, Mary worked as a receptionist in a company.

Although she was getting a modest salary, she took another job as a store assistant in Biba, a fashion store, after a while.

In the fashion store, Mary got the opportunity of working with different people, including celebrities, where she met the legendary singer Freddie Mercury.

Soon after they began dating, Mary became a homemaker.

Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin Relationship

Mary met Freddie Mercury in the fashion store at 19, and the legendary singer was then 24 years old.

The two soon began dating and later moved in together in West Kensington.

Mary became the singer’s muse, as they soon became so in love, he sang several love songs dedicated to her, “Love of My Life” being the most popular of them all.

Unfortunately, although the couple was so in love, they never married even though Mercury had proposed.

Freddie Mercury Coming Out As Gay

Years into their relationship, Mary suspected Mercury of having an affair.

She felt the singer had become tired of her, so she tried ending the relationship.

However, the Queen’s singer revealed to her that he was bisexual, which she replied to him, no, he wasn’t bisexual, but gay.

After this confession, Mary moved out of their shared apartment but still lived close to the singer.

Despite not being together romantically, she remained close friend with the legendary singer, who often referred to her as his best friend and common-law wife.

After learning of his HIV-positive status, Mary took care of the singer until his death.

Following Freddie’s death in 1991, his last wish was to have his body cremated, and ash scattered, which he entrusted to Mary.

However, up till this day, nobody knows where Mary spread the remains of Freddie Mercury.

Mary Austin children

Following Freddie coming out as gay, Mary moved on and got married to Piers Cameron in 1990.

Together the couple had two children, which Freddie Mercury became a godfather.

However, the relationship did not last long as they eventually got divorced after three years of marriage.

She later got married to Nicholas Holford. However, their marriage got annulled. She currently lives in a mansion Freddie left under her name in London.