‘I called 999 for George Michael after M1 drama’

L13-605 23/5/13 MBLN
Katherine Fox stopped to help after George Michael fell out of a car on the M1, not realising that it was the singer.
She has since been featured on TV and in the national press.
wk 22 RR JX — L13-605 23/5/13 MBLN Katherine Fox stopped to help after George Michael fell out of a car on the M1, not realising that it was the singer. She has since been featured on TV and in the national press. wk 22 RR JX

Katherine Fox, 23, was driving home from work in Watford when she had to slam on the brakes after the global superstar fell out of a Range Rover travelling at 50mph.

After being one of only a handful of people to stop and offer assistance to the singer, the forme r Harlington Upper School student has been all over the front pages.

She told the Gazette: “These last few days have been weird. I’ve almost had the feeling of being famous.

“I’m not used to this, I’m just a normal person. My phone’s been non-stop.”

After getting out of her car to help, Katherine was assisted by an off-duty police officer – who dragged Mr Michael to the side of the road – while she called 999 on her mobile phone.

She said that many motorists did not stop to help after swerving to miss Mr Michael.

She said: “People were just driving past like it was nothing. If you see someone in the road you stop, surely. I do not know how he wasn’t run over.

“George had a massive hole in his head. He was looking around but didn’t say a word.”

“The whole time I was there, no one mentioned that it was George Michael, which was so strange.

“I wouldn’t recognise him if he walked into a coffee shop. I don’t know anything about celebrities.”

Mr Michael is currently recovering in hospital. Katherine added: “Even if his spokespeople got in touch with me, it would be nice to just know how he is.”