According to a new biography titled Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love by Lesley-Ann Jones, the late Queen front man had fathered a daughter with a friend’s wife in 1976. The biography is based mostly on Mercury’s secret diaries, which he reportedly gave to his daughter prior to his passing. The book details the relationship between Freddie and his now 48 year old daughter known only in the book as, “B”. According to the accounts and information gathered by the books author, it was decided by B’s parents and step father, that her mother and step father would raise the child. Mercury would visit often, even having his own room and would speak with his daughter daily.

Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love will hit shelves on Sept. 5 and is currently available for pre-order. Get the full story here.

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