‘I’m sorry, but it wasn’t my fault’: Molly Meldrum hopes Elton John can finally accept his apology… seven years after the British singer’s scandalous comments about Madonna went to air and started a feud
The feud between Molly Meldrum and Elton John has been going for seven long years.
And the former Countdown host hopes his upcoming Sunday Night special can repair his friendship with the British singer-songwriter.
The program, dubbed ‘Mollywood’, will air this Sunday and include a discussion about Elton’s infamous Madonna interview that aired on the same program in 2012.
Will they settle their feud? Molly Meldrum is hoping he can finally repair his friendship with British singer Elton John, after they fell out in 2012 over a controversial interview
Molly’s 2012 interview with Elton included what they both thought was an off-the-record discussion in which the Rocket Man star labelled Madonna a ‘fairground stripper’ and a ‘nightmare’.
Molly, 76, who famously does not preview any of his celebrity interviews before they go to air, assumed the footage would never be used.
But it was broadcast and made headlines across the world.
Long feud: Elton hasn’t forgiven Molly after his comments about Madonna in a 2012 interview, which he believed were off the record, were broadcast and made headlines around the world
Awkward! Molly assumed Sunday Night producers would not air Elton’s comments about Madonna (pictured), in which he labelled her a ‘fairground stripper’ and a ‘nightmare’
That incident caused a falling out between the pair that had never been healed.
‘I apologise to Elton, I’m sorry all this mess happened, but it wasn’t my fault,’ Molly told the Herald Sun.
Molly also apologised to Madonna over the interview. The American singer accepted his apology and gave him front-row tickets to one of her Australian shows last year.
Elton, 72, will tour Australia in late November and Molly hopes to meet up with him at his concert at Hanging Rock and settle their differences.
Meet and greet? Molly, who is considered one of Australia’s most iconic music journalists, is hoping to meet with Elton later this year and settle their feud
‘If he’s still angry with me, he can push me off the bloody rock,’ Molly declared.
The hour-long Sunday Night special go up against the NRL Grand Final between the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra Raiders.
Sunday Night: Mollywood will air Sunday at 8:30pm on Channel Seven
Farewell tour: Elton will tour Australia in late November. Pictured on July 24, 2019 in Antibes