“Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road”….
We knew Elton John’s health was deteriorating, but we just learned the extent to which he’s declining and it’s not good.
After attending the West End debut of “The Devil Wears Prada”, John took to the stage to tell the crowd he wasn’t able to see the performance because he’s now completely blind.
How sad:
🚨🇬🇧ELTON JOHN DROPS BLINDNESS BOMBSHELL
Speaking at the West End debut of ‘The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical’ he told the audience:
"As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight.
I haven't been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it.”… pic.twitter.com/hw68l0WkYp
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 2, 2024
Sir Elton John tells fans 'I've lost my eyesight' as he's rushed offstagehttps://t.co/S92F8gO3db pic.twitter.com/VBCHO3K0Sm
— OK! Magazine (@OK_Magazine) December 1, 2024
The Daily Mail had more details:
Sir Elton John has confirmed his eyesight has gone after addressing guests at London’s Dominion Theatre on Sunday evening, where he was among guests for the red carpet launch of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical
ADVERTISEMENTThe legendary musician, who was accompanied by husband David Furnish, made the surprise admission as he took to the stage, weeks after revealing an infection had left him partially sighted.
He said: ‘As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven’t been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it.’
Sir Elton, 77, was assisted offstage by Furnish, 62, with the icon crediting his husband for helping him since his eyesight faltered.
He added: ‘To my husband who’s been my rock because I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews… it’s hard for me to see it but I love to hear it and it sounded good tonight OK. Thank you for coming!’
He said: ‘As some of you may know I have had issues and now I have lost my sight. I haven’t been able to see the performance but I have enjoyed it’
The musical previously legend revealed he lost eyesight in his right eye in the summer in France and as a result can’t see, read or watch anything.
Speaking to ABC News about his new documentary Never Too Late, Elton admitted he wasn’t sure about his ability to record any new music, as he puts all his focus on his health.
He said: ‘It’s been a while since I’ve done anything. I just have to get off my backside. I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France.
‘It’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see. And my left eye is not the greatest. So there’s hope and encouragement that it will be okay, but I’m kind of stuck at the moment.
‘Because I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording I don’t know, because I can’t see a lyric for a start.
ADVERTISEMENT‘We’re taking an initiative to try and get it better, but at the moment that’s really what we’re concentrating on.’
The acclaimed singer-songwriter candidly went on: ‘It’s never fortunate for anything like this to happen. And it kind of floored me and I can’t see anything, I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything.’
Watch the announcement here:
Sir Elton John told fans he had lost his eyesight and could not see the stage at a red carpet launch on Sunday night.
Read more here ⤵️https://t.co/wKDVWWYrDd pic.twitter.com/3P1ToRd46T
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 2, 2024
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