George Michael on the mend says his hairdresser

George Michael is on the mend. Photo / Supplied

George Michael is recovering from his bout of severe pneumonia and "getting stronger all the time", according to his partner Fadi Fawaz.

The celebrity hairdresser has been keeping a vigil by Michael's bedside at AKH Hospital, in Vienna, for the past week.

He said that the singer "is doing well and is in good spirits".

Michael, who has been forced to abandon his tour, was taken to hospital with agonising chest pains last Monday, hours before he was due to take to the stage in the Austrian capital.

He is being treated for severe community acquired pneumonia in intensive care.

Mr Fawaz and a female companion declined to comment as they left the hospital yesterday.

But the 38-year-old stylist, who has worked for celebrities including Naomi Campbell, earlier said that Michael was improving.

He added: "George is trying to stay upbeat.

"He is smiling through it all and everyone is just willing him to get better.

"I've been with him every day and his condition is getting better."

Michael has been going out with Mr Fawaz for only a few weeks, after breaking up with his long-term partner Kenny Goss earlier this year.

- Daily Mail