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Freddie Mercury was one of the most famous men on the planet and had millions of adoring fans.

Both as a solo artist and with his hugely successful band, Queen, the singer could pack out stadiums and soar to the top of the charts.

But the flamboyant frontman was hiding a devastating secret, one that he only revealed the day before he died.

He was just 45 when he lost his battle against AIDS in 1991.

But Freddie had privately struggled with the illness for years after being diagnosed in the 1980s.

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The extent of his illness was known only to those closest to him and back in 2017 bandmate Brian May revealed it had actually cost Freddie his foot.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, May said: "The problem was a