People: Elton John: My last meal would be sweets

Musician Elton John (77) has to pull himself together while eating. “I like all sorts of things that aren’t good for me,” the British pop star said on the Ruthie’s Table 4 podcast. These included, for example, fried chicken and donuts. His last meal would only consist of sweets because he couldn’t eat them at the moment, such as ice cream, apple pie, and rhubarb crumble.

The musician (“Rocket Man”, “I’m Still Standing”) said he doesn’t eat sugar because of his blood sugar levels. “But what I crave is chocolate and ice cream. I can’t eat ice cream. And I love ice cream.”

Passion for tablecloths

John was interviewed with his husband David Furnish, who read out a recipe for risotto. The two collect porcelain, tablecloths and napkin rings. This was his husband’s fault, John said. They would love tablecloths. Once in Venice they spent so much money on tablecloths that he couldn’t believe it.

The two also talked about growing up and food. His mother worked and still always came home and cooked. “She was a hard-working woman,” John said. The first restaurant he remembers visiting was a Chinese one and he still has great memories of that.