Ed Sheeran declares 'I love this man' in moving speech praising music legend Elton John

Sir Elton John appeared connected signifier astatine the Attitude Awards aft opening up astir his wellness struggles successful caller years and helium took a swipe astatine Elon Musk

Music sensation Ed Sheeran declared his emotion for the euphony fable Sir Elton John during a moving code astatine the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards connected Wednesday, October 9.

Sir Elton was presented with the The Legacy Award, supported by Virgin Atlantic, by his pal Ed Sheeran. This is the 2nd clip successful 13 years the grant has been handed out. It was antecedently picked up by Prince Harry backmost successful 2017, to people the juncture of 20 years since his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales died.

Before the 77-year-old took the the signifier to judge his grant Ed Sheeran shared a fewer moving words with the crowd.

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The 'A Team' vocalist said: "Wherever the large are gathered, from Park Lane to Hollywood Boulevard, determination are awards to beryllium recovered for icons, legends oregon beingness achievement. All of them are worthy, galore extraordinary. Attitude's Legacy Award supported by Virgin Atlantic, presented contiguous for lone the 2nd clip successful 13 years hits harder.

"It honours not lone a assemblage of work, nevertheless impressive, not simply a vocation blessed with longevity nevertheless stellar, not adjacent a beingness devoted to a origin nevertheless worthy. A bequest endures its immoderate full of each time lived, by mishap oregon by plan arsenic an illustration of the champion immoderate 1 of america tin be.

"Unashamed and unapologetic, our winners bequest whitethorn good instrumentality successful 3 100 cardinal grounds income implicit six decades, a circuit docket akin to perpetual question for 53 years and a breathtaking 600 cardinal to assistance the combat towards HIV and AIDS. But conscionable arsenic importantly, for Attitude and the full LGBTQ+ community, his bonzer beingness lived successful the nationalist regard and each that it entails has shown each 1 of us, who you emotion doesn't matter.

"What matters is that you find love, emotion that you deserve. Love is ever the reply and eden knows, I emotion this man."

But aft his little quality connected stage, Elton utilized a seat to assistance him portion posing for pictures with his gong. Accepting the gong, Elton said: "I'm precise humbled by this award, it means a batch arsenic a cheery man," helium went connected to convey those successful the assemblage astatine Camden's Roundhouse earlier saying it had been a "long journey" for him. "With tons of ups and downs," helium commented. Reflecting connected his six-decade agelong career, helium said: "I'm joined to my work, I emotion music. Music saved maine erstwhile I was happy, it saved maine erstwhile I was miserable."

Elton's outing comes pursuing a drawstring of wellness concerns aft helium was antecedently seen struggling to walk. He was besides seen utilizing crutches erstwhile helium attended the ceremonial of Kate Garraway's husband, Derek Draper successful February this year. Just this month, Sir Elton joked determination wasn't "much of him left" successful a candid admission. Attending the premiere of his caller documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, helium said helium had "no tonsils, adenoids oregon an appendix." He added: "I don't person a close hep oregon a near genu oregon a close knee. In fact, the lone happening near to maine is my near hip. But I'm inactive here."

Attitude Mag took to Instagram to congratulate Elton connected his win, and fans took to the comments conception to stock their emotion and support. One wrote: "Congratulations @eltonjohn you’re an perfectly astonishing and fantastic idiosyncratic and creator you merit this astonishing award!!! Keep being the astonishing idiosyncratic you are Elton!" Another wrote: "What an icon."

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