Andrew Ridgeley answers fans questions Pt3

Cheltenham Literary Festival 12/10/19

[@sarawhelan7610]

I was the Tartan lady that asked the last question in this video. As a Wham and GM fan of 40 years it was a very proud moment to ask Andrew a question. Without Andrew there would have been no George Michael. I am forever grateful for that.

[@stephentaylor2066]

He’s so charming and humble.

[@MsBahbii]

Very much. A gentleman.

[@SXMI_XLI]

We seriously need a movie of George Michael / WHAM, whilst Andrew Ridgeley is alive and well.

[@ririlipton9405]

SAMI I agree and he could really make sure it's on point

[@marinaholanda669]

I would love, but I don't think George's family would authorize.

[@carlybrooks9793]

A biopic of George is a need

[@thebiofile17]

Nobody could even come close to playing the role of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Elvis, or George Michael.

[@SXMI_XLI]

@@thebiofile17 yeah definitely although they already had a Muhammad Ali movie and a Elvis Movie coming out soon

[@skygazer6898]

Andrew always looks impeccably dressed. Seen more of him since the sad death of George and what a pleasant surprise as he comes across a lovely man with some great stories to share.

[@kevinparker461]

This is the guy people need to thank for getting George Michael, & George said that as well. Andrew was the driving force.

[@yayahulles]

Bless his heart for sharing his story with all of us. Such a gentleman and a true friend of George's.

[@andrewbailey4169]

Great bloke.

[@carolinehowell5362]

Just finished the book. It was great to hear his story . . . talk about loyal friends.

[@karlaparker7988]

Still has that cheeky chappy grin I remember.

[@MissPresley69]

IF LOYALTY HAD A NAME, IT WOULD BE ANDREW ❤️

[@LeeLee-yk2tq]

Yes! The book was beautiful written.

[@hellerstern1906]

Andrew, ❤ is a very, very personable, ❤ sweet man.❤ It's great that you two became friends and founded Wham.❤ We are so proud of you both, Wham ❤ is unforgettable ❤ Great music, 🎶 great performances, ❤ great concerts, ❤ brilliant voice. 🎤 We love ❤ you both so much.❤ ❤ Fantastic ❤ We bow and say with all our hearts, ❤ Thank you, 👏 Thank you, 👏 Thank you, 👏 for the wonderful moments, ❤ that we love so much ❤ and that we will never forget. ❤ Andrew, ❤ with his incomparable guitar 🎸and George, ❤ with his unforgettably, brilliant voice 🎤 and his charming ❤ and cool ❤ manner. ❤ ❤ big respect ❤ boys ❤ and ❤ forever in my heart ❤

[@debragarner4884]

I'm so happy to see Andrew ,getting his roses!

[@garys7828]

It's good he's now getting the respect he deserves. Wham were great and I was fortunate to be at the final...

[@RocStarr913]

Gary Sykes It just shows Andrew was very much important to Wham! as George.

[@csh5414]

As a young bloke , I had no time for these two..but as time as passed I realise what a friendship they had. That in itself is probably more important than the music, which I have seen in a new light. Andrew ridgley is a true agent and a good man.

[@ruthbuckingham4625]

Such a true friend to George. Luv Andrew. True class!! Andrew has the best sense of humor.❤️😍💕😥🎄

[@prutsyward2906]

He makes my heart melt. I watch them over and over.

[@penelopedewollaston7981]

Andrew still has that lovely smile! He's a darling and his book is amazing.

[@sweetvictory5643]

Andrew is looking very good and still very charming.

[@jofrances3296]

Love this man so much, amazing duo. Lovely to listen to this. ❤️George would be so proud of Andrew doing this ❤️🙏

[@MsPrestige2009]

Andrew Ridgeley is a very interesting man. I commend him for staying loyal to George, till the day he died. RIP George Michael rest easy handsome🙏💎💎💎💎

[@karinfandrey181]

I did read his book, and while reading, i thought he could not write the book, while Goerge was alive ... why is he so present after Goerges death : Because the loving fans are searching for memories ... and they know deep in their hearts, that there would not have been that great star without his history with Andrew 👬

[@MissPresley69]

THESE TWO DID NOT MEET BY ACCIDENT! THAT WAS DESTINY!

[@MsBahbii]

Absolutely. Like it was preordained.

[@MissPresley69]

@@MsBahbii ❤️🙏❤️

[@TYT695]

George was shy and introverted, Andrew brought George out of his shell..

[@melanielazare9]

I bet

[@louisescutti1998]

I really don’t think so , George came from a very strict family , that’s why he was so shy , he was very young but he knew he had talent , he would have made it on his own like he did it when he went solo , he didn’t need any one , just like he wrote careless whisper on a bus when he was 16 , what did Andrew contribute to wham , he let George do all the work while he played around !!!!!!!

[@karlaparker7988]

​@@louisescutti1998They co wrote Careless whisper

[@arricammarques1955]

Andrew didn't share George mercurial personality.

[@user-qk3dj4jd8t]

Иметь такого друга, как Эндрю Риджли, дорогого стоит! Спасибо за настоящую дружбу!🙏

[@lindastjohn5007]

Andrew is such a sweetheart!! A beautiful person!

[@superprim12]

This guy is a BEST FRIEND!!

[@maaike8328]

Andrew is such a sweet, charismatic man I was a hudge Wham! fan George will always be missed😔🌹

[@carolienbaarslag4726]

Soo loved this interview never knew he was soo sweet

[@garysmith8073]

I like the fact that he could see George's song Amazing could have been a Wham song . I COULD SEE THAT . I like that he acknowledged Keren' son as his Stepson .

[@MoonlightNothing]

He's still very handsome!

[@excelsciors]

Wow.....I recall seeing Andrew when he was young and with dark hair! The years have past so fast, Andrew looks like a dapper grand father!

[@shahidlatif6230]

What a Legend.. Great man..

[@nataliebrett4204]

He still looks good though after all these years.

[@schlonzschuppe4516]

what a blessing it was growing up with wham and andrew and george.

[@ufuktuncoz2239]

🎶💗🍃🎵💜🍃💛🎶🍃💚🍃🎵💙🎶 George ve Andrew, bize güzel anılar bıraktığınız için teşekkürler... Türkiye'den Sevgiler 🎶🌞🎵

[@miskelproducts41]

I can't get past anything they're saying because I've noticed that for years now Andrew is one of the best-dressed guys I know!!! That window pain suit is the sh*t!!!

[@prezakid9]

Met him once around the time of Son of Albert in LA. He was a lovely guy and clearly still is!

[@RocStarr913]

Octava Productions The Son Of Albert album was a good effort. Definitely shows he tried to put out good music.

[@rad6666]

Would live to see The Final released.

[@carolinehowell5362]

I know!

[@Antonio-se7nq]

What a handsome classy man

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Reminds me off my self

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Andrew is a class act. The song "Freedom 90" that George did on his "Listen without prejudice" album is about WHAM! splitting up and the verses are talking directly to Andrew. But he does so in a reflective and friendly "Can you believe we achieved all that, we were on top of the world mate!" But the "I think there's something you should know." parts of the song are more serious, revealing his inner struggles. "I don't want to be that guy from WHAM! anymore."

[@herseem]

I've read his book. It's worth reading

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

what a lovely, classy gentleman. He reminds me of a Dr ....sweet guy and still gawjuss :)

[@skyblue1757]

He has such a cute boyish smile.

[@ragatrix]

"there was no helping George" 😭 yeah, we noticed.

[@henrydownes6301]

Andrew a nice genuine guy well done you did George and Wham Proud Sir .

[@michellejames1462]

I love him he is great he won’t have anything bad said about George I hope things go well for him and I love Brain Ferry 💋💋❤️

[@danagero3982]

God bless to Andrew.

[@VanielDeeform]

Such a smart & warm chap. Who would play George? And who would play Andrew?

[@rajatroxx1049]

Still crazy about Wham !

[@sallyraynor8984]

Nice interview with Andrew

[@garysmith8073]

This is amazing . They were two young boys with so much ambition . George looked up to Andrew. Musically Andrew could barely play guitar. Does he still play ??? There is such thing as luck . I'd like to see a full length documentary on Andrew.

[@Val-M.]

You should check out what he's been doing whilst out of the limelight . . . it might surprise those of yoy who think he can't play/do music.

[@michaellack5139]

Looks just like his dad

[@autoismtv9820]

Brilliant recording this is Leon Watts by the way Who asked the question about Shows like X factor

[@PETERDELCLEF]

Great !!! Tx!!!!

[@arricammarques1955]

Brian Jones was from Cheltenham.

[@garysmith8073]

QUESTION : WHEN ANDREW AND GEORGE FIRST GOT THEIR RECORD CONTRACT, DID any of their childhood friends turn against them out of sight or jealousy????

[@carrot9811]

I like Andrew

[@y.t.a180]

Why China tour in "85, n they break in " 86 ????

[@CatManCatClan]

He's way out of his comfort zone.

[@y.t.a180]

For sure.

[@56Nikos]

Cilian Murphy to play Andrew in a movie !!!!

[@christyread3526]

I would go for , will you marry me...and then tell me everything?😘...I love that he said Paul Weller, because in my head Andrew is the only guy Paul Weller gets territorially pissy over😉...and today I had my Andrew side of my Wham drum set cover draped next to me while I played with Paul Weller on Tube ...and Paul's song book was right under Andrew so their faces would stare at me 😆....I kid you not...Yummy...Did I mention I happen to be a we Scottish and a woman of title...Lady Miss ChristyRead of Dunans Castle...for $ 35 you could be me laird Andrew🌹

[@karenhodges3054]

What happened to the brooch that was in the wham last Christmas video

[@karenhodges3054]

Ok thanks he. Did tell that girl on the phone said u can keep it

[@karenhodges3054]

Ok I did see that

[@tracywallace8900]

I STILL want a copy of that brooch!!❣❣❣❣

[@karenhodges3054]

@@tracywallace8900 hi are u on Facebook we could be friends on their

[@karenhodges3054]

U can get one on Www.esty.com They do it

[@oscarmartinez2538]

Not the greatest audio . You can barely hear him

[@BiseUshery]

Чë болтать на этих интервью про старые времена, лучше бы Риджли спел и записал новый сольный альбом, пусть даже прошло 30 лет, конечно нынешний постаревший живой голос Риджли уже не тот, но в студии можно омолодить и улучшить голос Риджли

[@tetyanamaheramova7730]

Знаете этот Ридли выглядит очень подозрительным он двухличний не знать что между ними произошло потому что они разошлись возможно что-то произошло между ними! родные Джорджа не любили этого парня

[@Isleofskye]

Hi Andrew. I would just like to ask how joyful you felt when you realised that, unlike yourself, your best m8 George was multi-talented giving you an instant pathway to fame,fortune,Women and all the finer things in life that Boys want when they are young? Especially as you would realise more than anyone that the only musical talent you had was playing Air Guitar and Miming....:)

[@Isleofskye]

@Stephen Pusey lol Yes,I carried their equipment around , which meant I made an equal contribution musically to their international success as Andy....

[@Jondsmusic]

Seems like a classy humble man more suited as an English literature professor, rather than a pop star. Wow lost all his hair and didn’t age well but still seems like a lovely man.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

How didnt he age well ? Looks great to me some people start losing there hair earlier than other people and go grey

[@Jondsmusic]

Liam Daley he looks ok bit there are people his age that don’t age this badly. He looks a far cry from what he was, the industry can do to you.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

@@Jondsmusic your forgetting everyone looks great in there twenties, it's called aging, the difference is hes British unlike Americans who have fake everything teeth tans botox dye there hair ,

[@Jondsmusic]

Liam Daley um I didn’t forget anything , I just told you the reasons why. And we Americans do not all have fake teeth and hair etc. more brutish arrogant elitist bullshit! How’s the queen working out for you??

[@dahmed8993]

At least I credit him for not getting hair transplants etc He is confident within himself rather than being fake and artificial

[@liezelephraim9618]

IS that Andrew,from Wham!!I never thought that he would wanna gain from his "so called friend's" death. I've listened to all the interviews. A friend's privacy don't matter now,it's all about the money.For years you disappeared and now your the talk of the world. Yes it was Destiny.Yes because of Andrew Wham existed,but who got the contract George and why are they famous because of George.Who got a solo contract afterwards George.What was that?DESTINY!!!A truly HUMBLE,BEAUTIFUL and KIND SOUL!!!RIP GM!!I LOVE YOU!!

[@debragarner4884]

George was right, Andrew is smart. He knows how to get paid.

[@rampageclover9788]

Some very stupid questions

[@Iworkwithnitwits]

He was sooo cute when he was in his late teens/early twenties. Now he looks like an old man banker..

[@RocStarr913]

Iworkwithnitwits He still looks really good and athletic.

[@jhanes3791]

Everyone ages, including you....

[@rickserrano3471]

He sounds like a old man

[@johnnyuppal7878]

And you write comments which sound like a little boy !

[@prezakid9]

Rick Serrano he sounds like a classy, articulate , honest and mature adult.

[@tonychuter4830]

Never seen this bloke for almost 30years lived like a recluse and if he did a interview he'd say I got out didn't like the fame nobody cared about him Andrew who fast forward 2019 people can't get enough of him I wonder why it couldn't be hes found fame again on the back of George Michael Andrew life of fame ended the day wham ended it looks like fame has come calling again now George is dead..just saying..

[@arniekando6846]

Good sir, If you know the story you will know that if it was not for this man you would never have heard of George Michael. He was the man that drove George to do what he did in the beginning.....George also confirmed this many times

[@tonychuter4830]

@@arniekando6846 which came first the chicken or the egg...that's like saying if wasn't for courtney love there would be no kurt Cobain think about it George Michael was always going to make it...why didn't Andrew bring out a book while he was alive strange that...

[@patmath2506]

@@tonychuter4830 again George didn't have the confidence to form a band. If you had known Wham story you would know that without Andrew we would have never had George Michael. Cut him some slacks. We love Andrew for the genuine and loyal friend he has been for George and for Wham indeed

[@dawntownsendable]

He’s not doing any of this to self promote, make money (he has plenty) or because he always wanted what George had. He’s envious of George’s talent, not jealous. Big difference. He’s doing this merely to honor his memory in a loving way & divert the attention back to the good things rather than what they’ve become since George passed away. To tell their story for the younger generations to know. It might serve you better to brow beat David Austin who’s most certainly making his money (as always) off the back of George. He (along with or rather with the blessings of) George’s sisters are quite commercial in their attempts at promotion. Yes, promotion rather than legacy.

[@darrenrichards2610]

@@patmath2506 Having been fortunate enough to have met George while I worked at Wembley Stadium I got to ask him a couple of questions backstage and I can say this, George said without Andrew there would have been no Wham and not just that, it was Andrew that told him it was time to let Wham go and he was always grateful to him for that. Andrew has always respected the privacy of George and indeed of himself. He gets the royalties from Careless whispers and I think Last Christmas too and took away over 5 million from Wham at the end. Money is not his motivation for this and without knowing George but having met him I do think this would be something he would approve of.

[@tetyanamaheramova7730]

for me, this Andrew is very unpleasant. He looks like a liar

[@liezelephraim9618]

His making money of his "So called dead friend".SHAME!!!!!Maybe it's his time to shine!!!!!