{"id":143671,"date":"2025-09-14T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143671\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:36:10","slug":"elton-john-shares-snaps-in-hospital-bed-as-pop-legend-rushed-to-er-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143671\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John shares snaps in hospital bed as pop legend rushed to ER &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/elton-john\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elton John<\/a> caused a stir among his followers this week after sharing images of himself in a hospital bed.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary singer has previously grappled with ongoing hip and back issues, leading him to cancel several performances on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, he <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/music\/167233\/Elton-Johns-health-woes-new-project\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">underwent hip surgery following a fall at his residence<\/a>, and he&#8217;s been open about the physical strain years of performing have inflicted on his body.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, he was briefly admitted to a hospital in France after a tumble at his villa, but he bounced back quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Elton has also confessed that his decision to stop touring is partly to safeguard his health for his spouse, David Furnish, and their two young sons, Zachary and Elijah.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Instagram post, the 77-year-old Rocket Man star seemed to be severely injured in the photos shared on Instagram, lying in a bed with both legs wrapped in sparkling rhinestone-studded casts and wearing a neck brace. Balloons, flowers, and get-well-soon cards surrounded him.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the situation appearing alarmingly real, it was later revealed that the stunt was part of filming for the highly anticipated Spinal Tap, as observant fans noticed behind-the-scenes pictures included in the same Instagram carousel showing Elton on stage monitors and the glittering casts removed on a soundstage, confirming the setup was part of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the post left fans shaken. &#8220;ELTON DONT SCARE US LIKE THAT,&#8221; one begged.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T MISS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/royals\/183548\/prince-harry-regrets-actions-apology-royals\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Prince Harry has &#039;regrets&#039; over actions and &#039;wants to apologize&#039; to family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Prince Harry has &#8216;regrets&#8217; over actions and &#8216;wants to apologize&#8217; to family [NEWS]<\/a><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/183558\/charlie-kirk-taylor-swift-rant-death\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Charlie Kirk&#039;s surprising Taylor Swift rant just weeks before his death\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charlie Kirk&#8217;s surprising Taylor Swift rant just weeks before his death [INSIGHT]<\/a><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/tv\/183554\/cnn-slammed-donald-trump-health-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"CNN viewers slam network for coverage on Donald Trump&#039;s health after &#039;droop&#039;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN viewers slam network for coverage on Donald Trump&#8217;s health after &#8216;droop&#8217; [COMMENT]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another chimed in: &#8220;Scared me for a minute there. So glad you&#8217;re ok!!!&#8221; A third commented directly: &#8220;Omg this was scary!! No jokes please!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance will feature Elton alongside fellow musical icon Sir Paul McCartney in Rob Reiner&#8217;s comedic sequel, over four decades after This Is Spinal Tap initially premiered in theaters in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved film, penned by Christopher Guest, lampooned the indulgences of the rock scene and became recognized as one of the most acclaimed mockumentaries ever made.<\/p>\n<p>The follow-up will chronicle the made-up heavy-metal group&#8217;s reunion after a 15-year break for one final tumultuous show, with John providing two original tracks for the production.<\/p>\n<p>This development arrives as John touchingly revealed in a conversation with The Guardian earlier this year, admitting that he now possesses a deeper appreciation for disabled individuals following his personal health struggles.<\/p>\n<p>He shared with the outlet: &#8220;I&#8217;m an optimist permanently. I&#8217;ve got bad eyesight at the moment. There have been days I&#8217;ve been miserable, but then I think about how lucky I am, I&#8217;ve got a new respect for sight-impaired people, but I&#8217;ve got a great lif,e and hopefully my sight will improve. I&#8217;ve beaten addiction, health issu,es and can pick myself up, dust myself off.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elton John caused a stir among his followers this week after sharing images of himself in a hospital&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,22517,75,773,5472,26916,341,76961],"class_list":{"0":"post-143671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-elton-john","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-health-issues","13":"tag-instagram","14":"tag-instagram-post","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-spinal-tap-ii"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}