Freddie and Mary remained close friends - his ex-girlfriend was entrusted with the majority of the star's death when he died - and in 1985 he met partner Jim Hutton whom he would remain in a relationship with until his death on November 24, 1991. Freddie Mercury backstage at the Groenoordhal Leiden, Netherlands on November 27, 1980. June 4, 2020. At the end of 1986, a few days before Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton left for a getaway to Japan, Freddie decided to go to a doctor for a physical exam. Somehow word of his medical appointment leaked to the press. While Freddie and Jim were in Japan, media reports speculating about Freddie’s health began to circulate. Wikimedia Commons From famous pictures of Freddie Mercury onstage to rarely-seen images of him at home, the gallery above captures the iconic reign of the Queen frontman. While Mercury was an extremely extroverted performer, he preferred to keep his personal life out of public view. He was romantically involved with actress Barbara Valentin, DJ Jim Hutton, Mercury’s long-term lover who lived with him until the end, concurred: “If he didn’t have the music, he wouldn’t have lasted.” “He’s gone,” Hutton told Freestone Advertisement. The rock star maintained a relationship with Jim Hutton during the last years of his life, however, most of the singer’s heritage was inherited by his ex-girlfriend, Mary Austin. In 1970, Mary and Mercury met and started dating. Their relationship would only end six years later, after the singer revealed an affair with a man. Freddie Mercury is one of the best names in rock, but it isn't Freddie's birth name. He was actually born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946 to mum Jer and dad Bomi, but he adopted the name "Freddie" as a boy and legally changed his surname to Mercury in the early 1970s. Freddie was born in Stone Town in what was then the British protectorate Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton - 1985. Movie Jim was the perfect partner. He was all like “you’re hot af, but I’m not about to hit that until you get your shit together.”. Although they changed the story of how they met, the RL Jim was the same. Frank O'MearaFrank O' meara was born in Carlow 30 March 1853, to Thomas and Sarah O'Meara (née Isbourne). The youngest of seven children, his father was a me RLpa.