Paul McCartney leads tributes to George Michael

Sir Paul McCartney has paid a touching tribute to George Michael.

The 53-year-old singer died from heart failure at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, South East England, on Christmas Day (12.25.16) and the Beatles legend had led the tributes to his late friend.

He posted a picture of them together on Twitter, taken after they worked on the song ‘Heal the Pain’, and wrote: "George Michael’s sweet soul music will live on even after his sudden death.

"Having worked with him on a number of occasions his great talent always shone through and his self-deprecating sense of humor made the experience even more pleasurable."

Robbie Williams tweeted: "Oh God no …I love you George …Rest In Peace x Choose life my friends xx (sic)."

George’s Wham bandmate Andrew Ridgeley wrote on Twitter: "Heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend Yog. Me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the world at large. 4ever loved. A xx (sic)."

And Shirlie Holliman, who was a singer for Wham and met her husband through George, wrote: "Beyond heartbroken. Words cannot express how sad we all are, only last week I saw him laughing and happy. My heart is broken to lose someone so special."

Her husband Martin Kemp added: "My whole family and I are devastated at the loss of our beautiful friend Yog! We will miss him so much! We are all heartbroken!"

And their son Roman also paid tribute, saying: "The man who toured the world with my mum; her best friend.

"The man who introduced my parents; who forced my mum to call my dad

"They man that took me and Harley around the world; just to see us smile.

"The man we all love. We love you Yog."

Geri Halliwell shared an Instagram picture of her and George and wrote: "So so sad, R.I.P George, a dear friend, the kindest, most generous & talented person. My thoughts are with his family (sic)."

Bryan Adams was another star who shared his grief on Twitter, writing: "RIP George Michael. I can’t believe it. Such an incredible singer and a lovely human being, far too young to leave us #georgemichael (sic) and Ellen DeGeneres added: "I just heard about my friend @GeorgeMichael’s death. He was such a brilliant talent. I’m so sad (sic)."

However, Sarah Michelle Gellar was left embarrassed when she mistakenly paid tribute to Boy George rather than George Michael in a Twitter post.

She wrote: "Do you really want to hurt me? I guess you do 2016 #ripboygeorge I was truly one of your biggest fans (sic)."

However, after fans pointed out her mistake, she deleted the message and wrote: "Just as sad when you get the correct information- #ripGeorgeMichael thank you to everyone who corrected me- it’s still so sad

"And for the record yes I completely know the difference between Boy George and George Michael- I heard incorrectly. My intentions were good

"This is usually why I don’t comment on public matters, but it all seemed so sad on Christmas. Lesson learned (sic)."