Katherine Jackson knew her son Michael Jackson was destined to be a star when she saw him dancing to the rhythm of a washing machine

The superstar passed away aged 50 at his Los Angeles home in June last year. He was later found to have died of acute Propofol intoxication by intravenous injection of another, and his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Katherine has taken part in an interview which was conducted by the same website selling her book, Never Can Say Goodbye: The Katherine Jackson Archives. It is believed the whole conversation will be released at a later date as part of a documentary about Michael’s life.

In the latest segment made public from Katherine’s interview, she has revealed she knew her son would be famous when he was just a baby because he was already showing off impressive dancing skills.

“The first time makes me smile when I think about it,” Katherine said. “The first time I noticed that Michael had talent was, we had a washing machine and it was pretty old – with a large family you can’t purchase things all the time so we had an old washer. This one was so rickety that when it was on and Michael was there on the floor, wearing a diaper, he had his little bottom in air and he was just dancing to the rhythm the washing machine made. “And I noticed he was dancing in perfect timing, I noticed then that he had talent – especially for dancing.”

Katherine was also asked about her favourite photographs of Michael, which will appear in her book. She says she will always remember her son as a happy person, who loved being around his family.

“My favourite photo of Michael, well he was always smiling, and every time I think about him I always picture him smiling,” she said.