George Michael: Estate value amounts to $125 million; godchildren will inherit

The untimely passing of Wham! Singer George Michael was a shock to the world. In his passing, he left a huge amount of his wealth. The estate value that he left behind is estimated at US$125 million (AU$172 million).

The said estate value does not even include yet his art ventures. This has been confirmed by Donald David, an entertainment attorney. David was also the one who represented before the estates of Tupac Shakur, TLC’s Lisa Lopez, and recently with the estate of Wu Tang Clan member Russell Jones. In his 40 years of fame, the music icon sold about 100 million albums worldwide.

According to the Daily Mail, George Michael’s fortune will be divided among his godchildren. His godchildren are the children of his fellow celebrity friends. He is also the godfather of Roman and Harley Moon Kemp, the children of his bandmates Shirlie Holliman and Martin Kemp. Roman revealed that before Michael died, Michael wanted to spend Boxing Day with Holliman’s family. “He was like family to us. I know him my entire life.”

Michael also left some of his money to Geri Horner's daughter Bluebell, who was the goddaughter of his ex-boyfriend Kenny Goss. The Daily Mirror also reported that the children of his cousin will also inherit from his estate as well as his sisters Melanie and Yioda and boyfriend Fadi Fawaz.

The megastar’s wealth includes a US$6.1 million (AU$8.4 million) Oxfordshire home. Aside from that, he also has a US$9.8 million (AU$13.5 milliom) home in north London, he also has an extravagant US$3 million (AU$4 million) crib in Los Angeles and lastly a US$4.3 million (AU$5.9 million) beach home in Sydney.

During his lifetime, Michael supported a number of charities, which include Childline, the Terrence Higgins Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support. Some of his fortune might also be bequeathed and shared to the said organisations.