# How George Michael changed my life - The Saturday Story

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Published: 2026-05-30T00:01:00+00:00
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Pressures of migrant parents, the shackles of family expectation, and the urge to reinvent yourself in 90s Britain - all themes that connect writer Sathnam Sanghera with George Michael. Growing up in Wolverhampton as the son of Sikh immigrants, Sanghera was a teenage Wham obsessive, later finding unexpected parallels with the pop star’s life, and his own. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Read by: Sathnam Sanghera, contributor, The Times. Producer: Dave Creasey. Further reading: Sathnam Sanghera: how George Michael changed my life We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Clips: BBC, CNN, ITV. Faith - George Michael. Photo: Robert Wilson for the Times magazine. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe  here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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