George Michael has asked the BBC to remove footage from an upcoming TV show in whcih he talks about his fear of contracting AIDS.

George was interviewed for Stehen Fry’s: HIV And Me and admitted that he had not taken an AIDS test in three years for fear that it would be positive. He later asked for the footage to be removed as it may upset the family of his former partner Anselmo Feleppa’s, who died from AIDS in 1995.

A spokesman for the star said: “On reflection, he felt it was too close and too personal a journey, and he asked for his contribution to be removed.

“It was too personal for Anselmo’s family to revisit.”

The BBC has since removed the footage .