Elton John takes a light-hearted approach to his celebrity status - and has confessed to doing some "hideous things" during his career.

Elton John today accepted undisclosed libel damages and a public apology over a newspaper claim that he behaved in a self-important, arrogant and rude manner at his annual charity summer ball.

Elton John wowed the crowds at Madame Tussauds looking good enough to eat... literally.

Elton John admitted he was ‘‘very lucky’’ not to have contracted the HIV virus as a result of his flamboyant lifestyle.