George Michael's Faith guitar is set to sell for £120,000 after his personal assistant's estranged husband put it up for auction after her death

Published: 05:11 EDT, 29 October 2026 | Updated: 05:28 EDT, 29 October 2026 George Michael's guitar from his Faith video is expected to sell for £120,000 after his personal assistant's estranged husband put it up for auction following her death.The singer-songwriter donated the guitar to his long-term personal assistant, Siobhan Bailey, and it is now being sold by her estranged husband, Ian Belcher, who inherited it after her death in 2014, sparking a family row.A number of signed photographs, all personally inscribed to Siobhan, the singer's running order for Live Aid and an annotated itinerary from Wham!'s historic 1985 China tour also make up part of the auction. Siobhan's brother, Gerard Bailey, told the BBC she 'would be horrified at the prospect of the auction being held in her name and that her personal, cherished possessions are being sold off to the highest bidder'.He claimed that Siobhan was in the process of divorcing her husband, but she was legally still married when she died.She had started to draw up a will shortly before her death, Gerard claimed, with her intention to leave the items to her nieces and nephews, but it was not registered. The singer-songwriter donated the guitar to his long-term personal assistant, Siobhan Bailey Siobhan started as Michael's PA in 1984, and remained in the position for 20 years The guitar up for sale was given as 'a gift' to his sister because Michael 'thought so much of her', Siobhan's brother, Gerard Bailey saidIt is not suggested that Mr Belcher doesn't have the right to sell the items, but Gerard said that if his sister had lived for a few weeks longer, the items would not have been passed onto Mr Belcher.Labelling it 'disingenuous' that the sale was being promoted in her name, Gerard has asked that if the auction goes ahead, it should be in Mr Belcher's name.He said that Siobhan would have wanted the memorabilia to 'have remained with her family and we would never have sold' and accused Mr Belcher of deciding '12 years after my sister's death to cash in'. Siobhan started as Michael's PA in 1984, and remained in the position for 20 years. 'I think she was one of the few people George trusted and whose opinion he valued,' Gerard said. 'She was always honest and straight with him. I guess that's why she stayed working for him for so long through the very, very good and not so good times.'The guitar up for sale was given as 'a gift' to his sister because Michael 'thought so much of her', he added. The star played the Gretsch Synchromatic 160 guitar energetically in the video to the 1987 hit song, which sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. Pictured: A number of signed photographs, all personally inscribed to Siobhan Pictured: An annotated itinerary from Wham!'s historic 1985 China tour, the first by a major Western pop act, which comes with a Chinese-language invitation to a welcome reception in Beijing Pictured: Numerous presentation discs and gold records celebrating milestone sales as part of the auction Pictured: George Michael concert tickets, passes and invitationsThe guitar has been on show at auctioneer Sworders in London over the past week and will go under the hammer today. Guy Schooling, chairman of Sworders, said: 'George Michael's work continues to resonate as powerfully today as it did during his heyday.'The Faith guitar is the "jewel in the crown", together with the other items from Siobhan Bailey's collection, it tells a story of creativity, ambition and artistry on a global scale.'The sale will offer avid fans around the globe, the chance to own not just pieces of music history, but objects that capture the spirit and ambition of one of pop's greatest and most-loved artists.'Mr Belcher declined to comment when approached by the BBC.