Elton John can't watch own musical after losing sight

Sir Elton John has said he has been unable to watch his new musical The Devil Wears Prada because of poor vision.

- SHAHANA YASMIN

The singer, 77, who wrote the score for the production, revealed in an Instagram post in September that he had lost vision in his right eye because of a severe infection contracted in July and only had limited vision in his left eye. “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye,” he said.

At a gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical on Sunday, staged to raise funds for the Elton John Aids Foundation, he spoke about his health issues.

“I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I have lost my eyesight. So it’s hard for me to see it. But I love to hear it and boy it sounded good tonight,” he said while onstage. He also thanked his husband, David Furnish, whom he said “has been my rock”.

Last week, Sir Elton told