Elton John and David Furnish want to adopt

Sir Elton John has said he wants to adopt a toddler he met during a visit to an orphanage in Ukraine.

The 62-year-old singer had performed at the orphanage, where some of the children's parents had died of Aids.

Sir Elton said during a news conference that he had always rejected the idea of adoption because of his age and his lifestyle of regularly being on tour.

But he said a 14-month-old boy called Lev had "stolen his heart" and forced him to consider a change of mind.

Sir Elton said he and partner David Furnish, 46, were asked whether they thought of adopting.

He said: "David and I have always talked about adoption, David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said 'no' because I am 62 and I think because of the travelling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn't be fair for the child.

"But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don't know how we do that but he has stolen my heart. And he has stolen David's heart and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I've changed my mind today."

The singer added that the death of his long-term keyboardist, Guy Babylon, had also influenced his decision.

"Last week I lost one of my best friends; my keyboard player died of a heart attack at 52.

"It broke my heart because he was such a genius and so young and has two wonderful children.

"What better opportunity to replace someone I lost than to replace him with someone I can give a future to." https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8252952.stm

What do you think?

I think he is a little old but David should be able to adopt him.

I think famous people shouldnt be alowed to adopt due to the stress it puts on the children.. look at all the kids of famous people.. they all seem to be a little unbalanced... IMO.

I think they should go for it..

Sure, the lifestyle of a famous person CAN be stressfull, but it doesnt have to be..

And they can give a child so much that they wouldnt have in an orphanage, like love for a start...

I think his age is against him however, his partner David is quite a bit younger, and who's to say they wont be great parents? With the amount of money Elton and other "celebrities" have, I think it's good that they give adopted children a chance in life. They will be introduced into stressful lives, but what life is stress free?

I want them to adopt me.

LMAO me too

Maybe we could be a package deal? We'd be stinking rich and allowed to be b****y diva's. That was the life I was meant for.

I think that if someone has the means to give a less fortunate person a chance at a better life, then do it up.
That child will be provided for better then any orphanage could. And I am sure the home environment would be stable.

They'll give that kid a better future, so good on them. As long as they don't follow in Angelina Jolie's footsteps and get one from every continent

I think it's a great thing, if Elton is in good health then I don't see how age will affect the kid's development. If they're going to give him a better future than he would have had then I think it's definitely a good thing.

The poor kid

Hopefully, for his sake, he has to have a colostomy bag and his arse sewn up




I jest of course