By Jack Elsom For Mailonline
Published: 02:09 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 02:10 BST, 16 June 2019
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Freddie Starr's carer has revealed that she turned down his marriage proposal despite falling in love with the desperately ill comedian.
Nelly Georgieva, 46, looked after the frail funnyman in his one-bed Spanish home on the Costa del Sol where the couple developed a romantic relationship.
In the wake of his death last week, the heartbroken Bulgarian has spoken of her affection towards Starr, whose initials are even tattooed behind her ear.
Nelly Georgieva, 46, looked after the frail funnyman in his one-bed Spanish home on the Costa del Sol where the couple developed a romantic bond
In the wake of his death last week, the heartbroken Bulgarian has spoken of her affection towards Starr (pictured at his apartment), whose initials are even tattooed behind her ear
'I loved him and he loved me. We were best friends. We laughed together and we cried together,' she told the Sunday Mirror.
Ms Georgieva first met Starr when he hired her to clean his Malaga home - a task the