Gallery: Goodbye Reg, hello Elton
Elton John turns 60 this month – his previous identity as plain Reg Dwight long since forgotten. Never seen in print before, these exclusive images taken by Val Wilmer mark the moment his transformation took place.
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Ah, this is my classic “fur jacket tossed nonchalantly over the shoulder” pose, d’you like? Works beautifully with “right leg out at a jaunty angle” don’t you agree?
Photograph: Val Wilmer
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This is quite clearly a proto-typical Blue Steel, save for the fact my glasses could clearly do with a wipe.
Photograph: Val Wilmer
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Hiya! This smile is intended to convey my jovial side. It isn’t all fur jackets and leg angles you know
Photograph: Val Wilmer
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This is me doing my abominable snowman impression. Think the hat kinda gives me away though.
Photograph: Val Wilmer
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Seriously, shall I lose the hat?
Photograph: Val Wilmer
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These sunnies mark my first tentative steps in what proved to be a very long and directional relationship with face furniture.
Photograph: Val Wilmer
