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ELTON JOHN ON LEGACY, PHILANTHROPY, AND DANCING AT STUDIO 54: ‘I’VE DONE ALL THERE IS TO DO’ In this exclusive interview, the recipient of the Legacy Award supported by Virgin Atlantic, at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar talks the joy of being gay, fatherhood, and ending his touring career Ten UK number one songs (and the first to have a Top 10 single in six different decades), eight UK number one albums, five Grammys, two Oscars (for Best Original Song), an Emmy, and a Tony Award, Elton John‘s achievements as one of the UK’s finest music artists feel almost limitless. It’s for these reasons and many more that Elton John has received the prestigious Legacy Award, supported by Virgin Atlantic, at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar. This is only the second such award to ever have been offered in the event’s 13-year history. The first Legacy Award was collected by Prince Harry in 2017 to celebrate his mother, the late Princess Diana, in memory of her allyship and how she changed the perception of HIV by visiting AIDS wards in the late 80s. READ MORE BABY REINDEER’S JESSICA GUNNING SAYS COMING OUT IS ‘LIKE A REVEALING OF YOUR SOUL’ In this exclusive interview, our winner of The Culture Award, supported by Jaguar, at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, reflects on her incredible year and her coming-out story At a recent 10th-anniversary screening of the film Pride, actor Jessica Gunning had a moment of clarity. Making the film, playing the role of housewife-turned-activist Siân James, had been an emotional process, but at the time she hadn’t realised the specific reason why. “It was really nice to see it with fresh eyes in a way,” she beams now, “in every scene being like, ‘Oh yeah, of course, there’s little gay me!’” It’s part of why receiving The Culture Award, supported by Jaguar, at the 2024 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, feels special to Gunning. “I’m very honoured. It means a lot, especially because it’s a cultural award, so it’s celebrating work I’ve done in the past, before I came out or before I realised I was even gay,” she says, before laughing, “which is a strange way of wording it, but that’s kind of the only way I can think about articulating it.” READ MORE HERE ARE ALL THE WINNERS FROM THE 2024 VIRGIN ATLANTIC ATTITUDE AWARDS, POWERED BY JAGUAR Including Mawaan Rizwan, Nemo, Elton John, The Blessed Madonna and Lulu STARS ARRIVE IN STYLE AT THE 2024 VIRGIN ATLANTIC ATTITUDE AWARDS, POWERED BY JAGUAR Our special guests have arrived in a fleet of classic Jaguar cars for the highlight of the LGBTQ+ calendar ATTITUDE AWARDS 2024 RED CARPET: BIMINI, LULU, LAYTON WILLIAMS AND MORE The stars descend on the 2024 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, at the Camden Roundhouse NOV/DECEMBER ON SALE NOW Issue 361 features five amazing covers: music icon Elton John, fellow pop veteran Lulu interviewed by Jennifer Saunders, Eurovision champ Nemo, DJ extraordinaire The Blessed Madonna, and Juice actor Mawaan Rizwan.

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