Sir Elton John laughs off vision struggles during Golden Globes appearance

Despite losing vision in one eye, Sir Elton John has found humour in his situation, joking about his sight problems while presenting at this year’s Golden Globes.

The 77-year-old singer revealed in an Instagram post in September 2024 that his vision had been affected in his right eye after contracting an infection.

“Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye,” he explained at the time.

“I am healing but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.

“I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks.

“I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far.”

Appearing at this year’s Golden Globes alongside Brandi Carlile, Sir Elton addressed speculation about his condition with a touch of humour.

“There has been a lot of stories going … around about my regressive eyesight, and I just want to reassure everyone it is not as bad as it seems, I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna,” he quipped.

Despite his recent health woes, Sir Elton recently reassured his fans that he has “never been better.”

Appearing recently on Good Morning America with his husband, David Furnish, Sir Elton spoke candidly about his health struggles and how he continues to move forward with optimism.

“I unfortunately lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the South of France and it’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see,” he explained, as per the Daily Mail.

“And my left eye is not the greatest, so. There’s hope and encouragement that it will be okay and we’re taking an intiative to try and get it better. At the moment that’s really what we’re concentrating on.

“David and I always have our blood tests every six months in Los Angeles. Our health has never been better.

“It’s never fortunate for anything like this to happen. I can’t see anything, I can’t read anything, I can’t watch anything.

“I can do something like this, but going into the studio and recording I don’t know, because I can’t see a lyric for a start.

“We’re taking an initiative to try and get it better, but at the moment that’s really what we’re concentrating on.”

-with PA.