Elton John still hopes to become a father
April 18th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 18 (ANI): Sir Elton John has spoken of his heartbreak at not being able to adopt two Ukrainian children.
But the singer insists he will become a father one day, reports The Daily Express.
Last year, Sir Elton revealed, he and partner David Furnish were eyeing adoption of a 14-month-old HIV positive boy they met at an orphanage, along with his brother.
However, their desires were crushed when a government minister said they would be turned down because they were not traditionally married and, at 62, Elton was too old.
Appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show in the US, Sir Elton said: “Unfortunately there were too many laws that said we couldn’t do it in the Ukraine.
“It broke our hearts because we fell in love with these kids.”
Describing a child as “the icing on the cake”, he said they had not given up. “We are still talking about it,” he added. (ANI)
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