Channel 5 has commissioned a major new 90-minute documentary, 'Freddie Mercury: A Secret Daughter', which promises to unveil a previously unknown chapter of the iconic Queen frontman's life. The film is set to explore claims that Freddie Mercury fathered a daughter in the 1970s and maintained a close, loving relationship with her until his death in 1991.
The astonishing narrative is based on evidence unearthed by Lesley-Ann Jones, one of Mercury's most prolific biographers. Jones, who has been granted unprecedented access to Mercury's private journals and has maintained extensive contact with the woman in question, referred to as "B" to protect her privacy, will present this revelation. According to Jones, Mercury meticulously recorded his life and innermost thoughts in these notebooks throughout their 14-year father-daughter relationship.
"B" reportedly tracked Jones down and developed a friendship with the biographer over several years, eventually granting permission to share the contents of the journals and her personal memories of Mercury. These insights form the basis of Jones's new book, Love, Freddie, which aims to offer an entirely new perspective on Mercury's private life, from his early childhood in Zanzibar to his global superstardom and tragic passing. "B" asserts that these recollections will be the sole account of Mercury's true life story as told by his own flesh and blood.
Guy Davies, Consultant Editor for Commissioning at Channel 5, commented, "This new investigation by Freddie’s most well-known biographer gives new insight into one of the world’s most famous and iconic rock legends. Freddie the loving father is a side that apparently virtually no-one saw."
Ed Taylor, Executive Producer for Honey Bee, who are producing the film, added, "Freddie Mercury has long been celebrated as a rock icon, but thanks to journalist Lesley-Ann Jones’s extraordinary three-year investigation, this film offers an entirely different perspective – Freddie as a doting father and loving family man."
The documentary is slated to air later this year, coinciding with the publication of Lesley-Ann Jones's book, Love, Freddie.
