David Furnish says he made a comforting discovery about his husband during production of the new Elton John documentary: the music superstar long desired to be a father.

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John eventually changed his tune and he and Furnish now have two boys 香蕉视频直播� Zachary Furnish-John, 13 and Elijah Furnish-John, 11 香蕉视频直播� through a surrogate.

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The documentary also explores the demons he grappled with, including his troubled childhood and the excesses of fame that led to the darker periods of his life.

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Seeing some of those memories on the big screen made John emotional, he added.

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John briefly appeared on the TIFF red carpet with the filmmakers before hopping on a purple golf cart with his husband and being whisked inside the theatre. Earlier in the week, he announced on social media that he was recovering from a 香蕉视频直播渟evere eye infection香蕉视频直播� that香蕉视频直播檚 left him with limited vision in one eye.

John retired from touring last year after an extensive run of farewell shows around the world. Furnish said as of late, his husband is seeing his career a bit differently.

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While Furnish and John spend much of their time in the United States and overseas now that John is no longer touring, he said they香蕉视频直播檙e looking forward to moving into an apartment they香蕉视频直播檝e purchased in Toronto next year.

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香蕉视频直播淓lton John: Never Too Late香蕉视频直播� makes its Disney Plus debut on Dec. 13.

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