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Tales of George Michael's Philanthropy in the Wake of his Death

Former Deal or No Deal producer Richard Osman told how one contestant's partner had said she needed £15,000 for for IVF treatment. She was Lynette Gillard, 38, from Bolton, whose partner Steve Davies had appeared on the show in 2008. The next day Micheal phoned in to donate the money.

Other stories of Michael's benevolence includes a £50,000 Sport Relief donation. He had supported his 2006 cross-Channel swim to the tune of £50,000.

Michael's donations ranged in scope from major charities and appeals to individual acts of kindness.

The proceeds from sales of Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, his 1991 live duet with Sir Elton John, were donated to HIV and children's charities, including the Terence Higgins Trust.

Wham! royalties from Last Christmas went to Ethiopian famine relief efforts, He had also donated proceeds from the song Jesus to a Child to the cause.

Children's charities were also at the fore when he donated each year to Capital Radio's appeal. The latest he donated was £100,000.

He also suffered the loss of his mother to cancer in 1997 and in 2006 played a special, free concert at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, for NHS nurses to thank them for their care.

And he gave his time to Macmillan Cancer Support as one of their ambassadors.

Alongside major charities, individuals on Twitter shared their accounts of his kindness.

He had also once tipped a barmaid £5000 because she was a student nurse in debt.

George Michael's £100m fortune to go to his Godchildren

George Michael's £100m fortune to go to his Godchildren

The Godchildren of George Michael are expected to inherit large sums from the singer's will following his shock death from heart failure on Christmas Day. Offspring of his celebrity friends could inherit tens of millions each after star died without heirs

Micheal was a Godparent to a number of his celebrity friends' children, oman and Harley Moon Kemp, the children of his Wham! bandmate Shirlie Holliman and Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, are now thought to have been left a share of his estimated £100million estate. He is also expected to leave money to Geri Horner's daughter Bluebell, who was the Goddaughter of his ex-boyfriend Kenny Goss.

He was a long-term supporter of a number of charities - including Childline, the Terrence Higgins Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support - who could also be bequeathed large sums. Also Michael's older sisters, Melanie and Yioda, his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz and his cousin Andros' two children, to whom he is also a Godfather, are also expected to be named in his will.

Despite the generous charitable donations he made during his life, his  estate is said to be worth millions. He was own at least four properties, including the Oxfordshire cottage where he died, his mansion in London and lavish homes in New York and Sydney.