George Michael was known all over the world as a pop star, but his secret role as a philanthropist emerged after his death . The Wham! star died on Christmas Day in 2016, aged 53, at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. A coroner later confirmed that he had died as a result of heart and liver disease. In the days after his death, fans and friends started sharing stories of the pop star's quiet acts of kindness . One story that emerged was that George had once given a tearful woman in a