Elton John, 76, was hospitalized after he fell at his house in Good, France on Sunday, August 27. “We will affirm that following a slip yesterday at his house within the South of France, Elton visited the native hospital as a precautionary measure,” the singer’s rep instructed Page Six and BBC News on Monday, August 28. “Following checkups, he was instantly discharged this morning and is now again at house and in good well being,” the rep added.
Elton’s rep didn’t reveal what prompted the autumn that despatched the British legend to the hospital. Elton has been spending his summer time in France along with his husband, David Furnish, 60, and their sons Zachary, 12, and Elijah, 10. He wrapped up his Farewell Yellow Brick Highway Tour along with his last present in Stockholm, Sweden on July 8. Elton launched a press release saying goodbye to his tour which started in 2018 and lasted for 5 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When we set off on my last tour in 2018, I couldn’t have foreseen in my wildest desires the twists and turns and the highs and lows this tour — and the entire world — would have skilled within the subsequent 5 years,” Elton mentioned in a press release to Entertainment Weekly. “And each step of the best way, my followers have been there. They’ve caught with me, they’ve supported me, they’ve been affected person, and so they have saved turning out for each single final present.”
“Tonight has been magical,” the “Maintain Me Nearer” singer mentioned after the ultimate present in Stockholm. “I’m attempting to course of it, and I don’t assume it is going to sink in for some time but that I’ve lastly completed touring. I can’t let you know how a lot I’m going to overlook the followers and the way a lot their help has humbled me — it is going to stick with me ceaselessly,” he added.
Elton beforehand talked about retiring from music with Anderson Cooper earlier than his last tour started. “I can’t go on ceaselessly,” Elton shared within the CNN interview. The Grammy Award winner additionally mentioned on the time that he wanted to prioritize his husband and his two sons over his profession. “We had kids and had modified our lives and in 2015 we sat down with their college schedule and we mentioned I’m going to overlook an excessive amount of of this,” mentioned Elton. “I believed the time is true to say thanks to all my followers and say goodbye.”
