George Michael's partner has posted a heartfelt tribute to the late singer on Twitter, revealing he discovered his body in bed on Christmas morning.
Fadi Fawaz, a celebrity hairdresser who was rumoured to have been with Michael for a number of years, took to Twitter late on Boxing Day, UK time, to express his grief.
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"Its a xmas i will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I will never stop missing you xx [sic]," Fawaz tweeted, updating his bio on the social media site to "I will never stop missing you" and changing his profile picture to a photo of the couple together.
ITs a xmas i will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I will never stop missing you xx
— Fadi Fawaz (@fadifawaz) December 26, 2016
Fawaz and Michael were notoriously private. They never confirmed their relationship, and were only spotted together by the press on a handful of occasions.
It is believed the pair started dating not long after Michael split from his previous partner, US-born Kenny Goss, in 2009, following a roughly 13-year relationship. When the singer was struck with a life-threatening bout of pneumonia in 2011, Fawaz reportedly remained by his side at the hospital.
Fawaz told London's Daily Telegraph: "We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch. I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don't know what happened yet.
"Everything had been very complicated recently, but George was looking forward to Christmas, and so was I. Now everything is ruined. I want people to remember him the way he was. He was a beautiful person."
![George Michael (right) and his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz on July 31, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.](/web/20161228043145im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/i/6/4/z/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gti5vp.png/1482835370395.jpg)
George Michael passed away at his Oxfordshire home on Christmas Day. British police said his death was "unexplained but not suspicious". His manager, Michael Lippman, said the singer had died of heart failure, according to the BBC.
Michael burst to stardom with Wham!, one of the most successful pop duos ever, with singles like Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Careless Whisper, before reinventing himself as a solo artist with sexually daring lyrics and multimillion-selling albums like Faith and Listen Without Prejudice.