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new interview with Graham Norton for the BBC, Sir Elton John revealed that during one Las Vegas show in 2017, he had to wear a diaper onstage under his outfit.” data-reactid=”17″ type=”text”>In a new interview with Graham Norton for the BBC, Sir Elton John revealed that during one Las Vegas show in 2017, he had to wear a diaper onstage under his outfit.
underwent surgery for prostate cancer, according to the New York Post. As his bladder control had been affected, he opted to wear a diaper during the show.” data-reactid=”18″ type=”text”>The performer, 72, explained in the interview that the concert took place two weeks after he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, according to the New York Post. As his bladder control had been affected, he opted to wear a diaper during the show.
“If only they knew,” he said, referring to the audience members, “at that moment I was pissing myself.”
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Daily Mail.” data-reactid=”22″ type=”text”>Although the procedure itself was successful, 10 days later, the star began experiencing pain while performing a show in Las Vegas, he said in the book, which was previously excerpted in the Daily Mail.
He was “leaking fluid” from his lymph nodes, he wrote, adding that the rare complication was cured “by accident” when doctors performed a routine colonoscopy a couple months later, just a few days shy of his 70th birthday.
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“When I came round, they told me I’d contracted a major infection in South America,” John wrote. It was far more serious than doctors first suspected — he says doctors informed his husband, David Furnish, that the performer was “24 hours away from death” and would have died if he hadn’t been treated when he did.
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Farewell tour) and spend the bulk of his time with his family.” data-reactid=”38″ type=”text”>John went on to share that the health scare helped him realize he was ready to retire from touring (he’s currently on his Farewell tour) and spend the bulk of his time with his family.
“It was like being shown a different life, a life I realized I loved more than being on the road,” he wrote. “Music was the most wonderful thing, but it still didn’t sound as good as Zachary chattering about what had happened at Cubs or football practice.”
