Cara Delevinge stars as a reinvented version of Elton John for a new music video.
In the excitedly released music video, the actress and model, 32, donned a suit and glasses similar to those worn by the singer, 77, more than five decades ago when he appeared in the original video.
John also spoke fondly of the collaboration and said that it was a long time coming that we should work together.
“I saw Cara at Glastonbury last summer and we talked about how much we would love to work together if the right idea came along. “She’s fun to spend time with, we both have a pretty self-deprecating sense of humor,” John said of the new video in a statement.
“When someone suggested the idea of her playing me on a riff from the 1973 song Step to Christmas video, I thought it was the perfect opportunity,” he added, which was also used as a quote in his caption when he shared the video on Instagram.
When the song was originally released, it peaked at number 24 in the UK Top 40 and topped the Billboard Christmas Singles Chart.
It is pertinent to mention that Delevingne is not the first celebrity recruited to play him in a music video. In 2001, Justin Timberlake played the iconic musician in the This train doesn’t stop there anymore video.
Timberlake had previously been considered to play John in Rocketman, but the role was ultimately given to Taron Egerton.
Additionally, John has also hinted at new music. “You will receive more [music]”John said during a special appearance on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 17.
