“I want to say GOODBYE to Ozzy in person” – 78-year-old Elton John attends Ozzy Osbourne’s funeɾal despite Serious Health issues, leaving fans in Tears!

Elton John shared an emotional update with his followers today (Image: Getty)

Elton John shared an emotional update with his fans ahead of his speculated appearance at Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral in Birmingham later today. The Rocketman singer posted a photo of cards on his Instagram that he had received from loved ones as he marked a particularly poignant occasion, his “sobriety birthday”.

The music legend, 78, who once admitted he “would be d3ad” had he not have asked sought help with his addictions, marked the occasion alongside his husband David Furnish and their sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11. Previously Elton revealed he had treated former lovers “like hostages” at the height of his addiction that saw him “behave like an a**hole”. He told Time Magazine in a deeply candid article last year: “You make terrible decisions on drugs, I’d see someone I liked and spend three or four months together, and then they would resent me because they had nothing in their life apart from me.”

Elton shared cards he had received to mark his sobriety. (Image: INSTAGRAM)

Entering the Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago as an inpatient in 1990, Sir Elton received six weeks of treatment for his addictions to drugs, alcohol and food.

Reflecting on his wild past, he admitted to Variety at Cannes Film Festival in 2019: “The life I was leading, flying on the Starship, living in beautiful houses, buying things left, right and centre. It was not a normal life. I used to have spasms and be found on the floor, and they’d put me back to bed, and half an hour later, I’d be doing the same. It’s crazy.”

His fans were quick to share their kind comments with Elton as they praised his commitment to embracing a healthier lifestyle. One commented: “You’re an inspiration”. Another added: “An absolute credit and fine example you are.”

It comes as Elton’s old friend Ozzy Osbourne is due to have his cortege go through Birmingham today allowing fans to pay their respects.

Wife Sharon and children Jack, 39, Kelly, 40, Aimee, 41, and Louis, 50, who is Ozzy’s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, will travel in cars behind the hearse.

Elton has been reported to be joining he family at a private service they are having for the late rock star.

A source told MailOnline: “Sharon and the family want to celebrate Ozzy’s life with his fans, with plans for the cortege to travel through Birmingham. Tomorrow they will have a closed service at a church in Gerrards Cross, Bucks.”