'I have lost my eyesight': Elton John unable to watch premiere of his new musical

Sir Elton John was incapable to ticker the premiere of a caller West End philharmonic helium wrote lyrics for owed to losing his eyesight.

The 77-year-old told the assemblage astatine the gala nighttime for The Devil Wears Prada philharmonic astatine the Dominion Theatre successful London "it is hard for maine to spot it [the show] but I emotion to perceive it".

Sir Elton, who has written the people for the musical, which is an adaptation of the movie and publication of the aforesaid name, added: "I haven't been capable to travel to galore of the previews because, arsenic you know, I person mislaid my eyesight."

He was accompanied off-stage by his hubby David Furnish connected Sunday, who the vocalist said was his "rock".

Last week, the vocalist said his show nonaccomplishment has meant helium is besides incapable to decorativeness his latest album, which helium started creating alongside his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin.

He admitted during an interrogation connected ABC News' Good Morning America that helium was good to bash interviews, but was incapable to work oregon ticker anything.

Sir Elton archetypal revealed helium was struggling with his show successful an Instagram station backmost successful September, aft helium said helium had suffered from an corruption successful 1 of his eyes.

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At the time, helium said helium was "healing", but that the betterment process is "extremely slow" and "it volition instrumentality immoderate clip earlier show returns to the impacted eye".

Sunday's London gala attracted a big of celebrated faces, including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Italian decorator Donatella Versace and Emily In Paris prima Lily Collins.