Elton John Reveals How He Turned Kneecaps Into Gold Jewellery in New Documentary

Go away it to Elton John to show a tricky state of affairs into gold — actually. Within the trailer for his new documentary brief movie, Touched by Gold, he reveals how he turned each of his kneecaps into wearable gold jewellery. Watch the trailer beneath.

“Once I had my kneecaps eliminated, the left one first after which the fitting, I requested my surgeon if I may hold the kneecaps, which he was slightly startled about,” the pop icon said in an unique clip supplied to Us Weekly, happening so as to add that he gave jewellery designer Theo Fennell the creative liberty to do “what you need with them” after his double knee alternative.

The designer then defined how his group “baked” John’s kneecaps to “dry them out,” a course of that renders the bones right into a porous, pumice stone-like texture, permitting them to be painted with acetate and polished.

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“My surgeon mentioned I had the worst knees he’s ever operated on,” John mentioned, revealing that his proper patella was remodeled right into a gold-plated necklace. “That gap was truly in my kneecap. It seems to be a bit like an outdated artifact from Egypt.”

The singer added that Fennell made the transformation much more particular, as he “brilliantly had the necklace chain made out of bones.” Making the piece full is an engraving of a Latin phrase that interprets to, “I’ll now not bow to any man.” In line with Fennell, that’s one thing “you may’t do with a kneecap lacking.”

Since they couldn’t do “a lot with it,” John’s left knee was became a brooch. “I truthfully assume these are timeless items that can final for hundreds of years,” the pop celebrity added.

“Gold is timeless,” John emphasizes within the trailer. “It’s a continuing reminder of how lovely issues can look.”

Touched by Gold is out now on the World Gold Council’s official web site.

John can at the moment be seen within the long-awaited That is Spinal Faucet sequel, Spinal Faucet II: The Finish Continues. He’s additionally featured on the brand new film’s companion album, showing on the songs “(Hearken to The) Flower Individuals” and “Stonehenge.”

Touched by Gold (World Gold Council)

Touched by Gold (World Gold Council)