David Wigg - Freddie knew since 84.

I know a few of you will probably groan, "Ohh, that bloody subject brought up on here again!"... (and yep - you'd be right... fair enough too)

But but but - It's just that towards the very end of this article, David Wigg says of Freddie, "He had known since 1984 that he was HIV-positive, but he had told no-one else."

That's the first I knew of it. Most here know about Freddie's HIV test in the spring of '87 from what info is out there, but it seems a bit of a bold statement to say Freddie knew in '84... unless D.W is guessing that Fred might have had an idea, and saying "He had known..."

Anyone else has heard or read that before?


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2216408/BBC-documentary-goes-scenes-late-great-Freddie-Mercury.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Actually, it seems a bit odd, considering "he had told no-one else". How would D.W know he knew?

Oh I dunno.

The impression I'd gotten from the Great Pretender doco was that '84 was when the doctor was trying to get in touch with Freddie and wound up telling Mary instead. And that summarily, Freddie managed to sweep it under the rug or say that it was a false positive or some other story.

That last part of the anecdote is the part I'm not really clear on though. If I were Mary, that wouldn't really be a plausible explanation, and I'd probably be dragging him down to every clinic in the country. But i'm not really up on all of the details. I only saw the documentary once and I might be blending different interviews in my head.

I know a few of you will probably groan, "Ohh, that bloody subject brought up on here again!"...

Yes, exactly.

If it's any comfort, I see the same thing on Titanic forums. The most fun is starting dummy accounts and asking if anyone has a photo of 'the iceberg that did it'. Or if Titanic was swapped with the Olympic.

Sounds like bollocks to me

he did say 1984 - I am positive that only Freddie had the whole picture
[damn this topic]

Um...wasn't he permiscuous up to the last 1986 tour? That would have made him out to be a mass murderer. I don't think he knew until late 1987 and did not get it until sometime earlier that year. For the sheer fact that in the 1980's you just could not live long without meds. Even with the meds he only lived four years or so longer.

Phoebe said on numerous occasions that he knew it since 1987.

Mary made it clear in a recent interview that both she and Freddie were aware of his health situation during the magic tour.

Recent interview to Mary? Please tell me where I can find it:)

When Freddie said that he did not want to tour again at the end of the magic tour shows he knew well before the end of that tour, I think Freddie seemed to look more tired on stage 84 onwards while on tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzsnli7DjY&list=FLF3YB0DxSVeQbAukISwnw9w&index=6&feature=plpp_video

Around minute 8:00 or so.....
Mary saying he knew already at the Magic Tour...

Thank you, Garden Lodge!
Your comment helped me to catch the words  ?(´?`)?
It's an interesting segment.