Surprisingly, Elton John has given his backing to the warts ’n’ all project, which stars Welsh actor Taron Egerton , 29, as the music legend. It comes just weeks after claims that Sir Elton John’s late mother never met his children due to a family rift, according to his old manager John Reid. Sir Elton has sons Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six, with husband David Furnish. Reid told Nina Myskow on her podcast Too Late to Die Young: “The ­children were a big surprise to me. The sad thing was his mother never met them.”Reid knew Sheila for almost 50 years, remaining in touch even after her falling-out with Sir Elton in 2008.

Source: Daily Mirror February 20, 2019 23:15 UTC