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Elton John reveals he lost his eyesight after battling an infection
“The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical,” the 77-year-old musician revealed that he’s lost his eyesight after developing an infection.“As some of you may know, I have had issues and now I have lost my sight,” John said to the audience while onstage at the Dominion Theatre, according to the Daily Mail.“I haven’t been able to see the performance, but I have enjoyed listening to it,” the EGOT winner added.John was joined on stage by the cast of the musical, as well as his husband, David Furnish, who reportedly helped John get down from the stage.Thanking Furnish, 62, during his speech, John said, “To my husband, who’s been my rock, because I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because as you know, I’ve lost my eyesight, so it’s hard for me to see it, but I love to hear it.”“And, boy, it sounded good tonight!” John added. “Okay, thank you for coming!”John wrote the score for “The Devil Wears Prada,” which failed to make a splash during its Chicago tryout in 2022.