Sir Elton John has mocked Tesla and X owner Elon Musk as he was honoured at the Attitude Awards. The British music superstar made a rare appearance to receive the Legacy award at the ceremony, celebrating those within the LGBTQ+ community, presented by friend Ed Sheeran. Sir Elton became the second person to be honoured with the award, after the Duke of Sussex collected the honour in 2017 on behalf of his mother, Diana, the Princess of Wales.
Read Elton John’s entire acceptance speech at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar https://t.co/sV3anwxq1i https://t.co/sV3anwxq1i — Attitude Magazine (@AttitudeMag) October 9, 2024 Appearing on stage, Sir Elton joked: “Is this it? Is this the award? What does A stand for? “Arsehole comes to mind.
But let’s not talk about Elon Musk tonight – let’s have a good time.” Among the other winners was reigning Eurovision Song Contest winner Nemo, who scooped the Person of the Year award, while former Eurovision champion Lulu, who represented the UK in 1969, received the Honorary Gay award. Baby Reindeer actress Jessica Gunning also picked up the Culture award, while Esther Ghey accepted the posthumous Inspiration award on behalf of her late daughter Brianna Ghey – a transgender teenager who was stabbed to death in Warrington last year.
During his speech, Sir Elton told the audience he is “so happy to be a gay man”, having married David Furnish in 2014 and shares sons Zachary and Elijah. #BabyReindeer ’s .