Los Angeles, March 12 – Singer-songwriter Elton John's husband, David Furnish, has provided an update on the singer's health.
The singer is coping with his battle against blindness. The 78-year-old lost sight in one eye and has limited vision in the other after contracting a severe eye infection in July 2024, according to ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
Last year, Elton revealed that he was unable to see, watch, or read anything following the infection. This meant he couldn't work on new music because he couldn't read the lyrics. He also couldn't watch recent projects he was involved in, including a film about his life, ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’, and his musical adaptation of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’.
David shared that his husband was "keeping busy" as he spent time with his family. He told ‘Variety’, "He's doing well. He's fighting. He's staying active and moving forward. He's happy being at home with our sons".
David added that both he and his husband "love parenting" their sons, Zachary, 15, and Elijah, 13. He continued, "We love being together, and that's everything to us”.
According to ‘Mirror.co.uk’, Elton and David have been married since 2014, after being in a civil partnership since 2005. Their sons were both born through surrogacy, with Zachary being born in 2010, and Elijah in 2013.
In November 2025, Elton shared that the previous year had been "challenging" due to his health struggles. He said it had been "devastating" to not be "able to see anything". However, he also said he was remaining hopeful for a cure.
He said, “There is hope. I just have to be patient that someday science will help me with this”. He also said that "you must be stoic" and "always try and batter the door down to try and improve things".