Hutchence planned to leave Yates: Pengilly

INXS member Kirk Pengilly says late frontman Michael Hutchence had told him of his plans to leave lover Paula Yates in the weeks before his death.

Late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence had plans to leave British TV presenter Paula Yates at the time of his death, bandmate Kirk Pengilly says.

"Just prior to his death that week or so, what he told me, he had a plan in place to basically split up from Paula, what can I say, that's what he told me," Pengilly told the Seven network on Sunday night.

"But ... it's all very personal stuff and a long time ago too, I don't want to dwell on it," Pengilly said.

Pengilly, who played the saxophone in the much loved Australian band, has kept this information a secret from the public until now.

He also seemed to suggest in Sunday's interview that perhaps Hutchence was feeling trapped in his complicated relationship with Yates.

"It seems that perhaps that Paula had a mission from a long time ago to get Michael .. and maybe he couldn't, you know, he couldn't get out of her web," Pengilly told Seven.

Fellow bandmate Tim Farriss also touched on Hutchence's relationship with Yates, saying "He was always so upset about what was happening with Bob and Paula and the girls."

Hutchence and Yates, who was married to Boomtown Rats star Bob Geldof at the time, began their relationship in 1995.

They had a daughter Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily in 1996.

A year later Hutchence was found dead in his hotel room at the Ritz Carlton in Sydney on November 22.

Yates died of a heroin overdose in September 2000.


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