Sir Elton John says he’s ‘still a happy gay man’ in emotional speech

Sir Elton John gave an affectional code past night, declaring his emotion for his husband, David Furnish, and their 2 sons.

The much-loved musician, 77, appeared astatine the Attitude Awards successful London connected Wednesday night, wherever helium was honoured with the Legacy Award aft astir 60 years successful the industry.

Sir Elton, who has lone made uncommon nationalist appearances since the decision of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour past year, appeared successful bully spirits arsenic helium concisely took to the signifier to judge his award.

Admitting his vocation has been a agelong journey,’ Sir Elton, who precocious revealed a severe oculus corruption near him with ‘limited vision’, continued to springiness a touching code astir his family.

‘I’m inactive blessed to beryllium a cheery man, I emotion my husband, I emotion my children,’ helium said. ‘I’m precise humbled by this award, it means a batch arsenic a cheery man. ‘

Discussing his career, the prima said: ‘I’m joined to my work, I emotion music. Music saved maine erstwhile I was happy, it saved maine erstwhile I was miserable.’ 

He continued to accidental that The Elton John Foundation, of which his husband, 61, is the CEO, ‘was the real, existent absorption constituent of my life’ and admitted that helping others gives him ‘so overmuch joyousness and truthful overmuch pleasure’.

Elton said helium and David person raised an awesome $600million (£458.9million) for the nonprofit foundation, which was established successful 1992.

The instauration works to attraction for and support susceptible communities astir the satellite against HIV, and tackle the stigma surrounding the virus.

Prior to accepting his award, Ed Sheeran took to the signifier and announced what it takes to person specified a prestigious award, 1 that has had lone 1 different recipient, Prince Harry, successful 2017.

‘Attitude’s Legacy Award, supported by Virgin Atlantic, presented contiguous for lone the 2nd clip successful 13 years, hits harder,’ helium said. ‘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 cause, nevertheless worthy,’ helium said.

The Attitude Awards were created to observe the LGBTQ+ community’s champion members and allies.

Sir Elton’s affectional code comes 1 week aft helium spoke astir his health struggles during an quality astatine the premiere of his caller documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late, held astatine the New York Film Festival.  

‘To beryllium honorable with you, there’s not overmuch of maine left. I don’t person tonsils, adenoids oregon an appendix. I don’t person a prostate,’ helium said, via People Magazine. ‘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. And I can’t convey you [enough], you’re the radical that made me.

‘I privation to convey David, Zachary and Elijah for making maine the happiest antheral successful the world.’

Despite his wellness struggles successful caller years and semi-retirement, the euphony fable has inactive been moving away, with his caller movie – spanning his decades-long career – which volition beryllium disposable to fans aboriginal this year.

Elton John: Never Too Much volition premiere successful cinemas connected November 15 earlier being released connected Disney+ connected December 13.

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