'I Want to Get Married in Britain. It's the Only Place I Could Do It. I Sort of Feel Everyone's Involved Anyway ; Exclusive Louise Gannon Talks to Elton John About the New Stage Show Billy Elliot, His Plans for Getting Hitched and Why George Michael Still Won't Take His Calls

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There's a telling twist to Elton John's favourite objet d'art in the dining room of his newly renovated west London home. It is not one of the three ornately framed, sumptuous David LaChappelles in the cleverly down-lit corner, or Sam Taylor-Wood's infamous photographic twist on The Last Supper that dominates the chocolate- coloured wall above the glass dining table. Nor is it the arresting Andy Warhol canvas of Jesus Christ that hangs over the cosy chill- out area beyond this more formal room.

No, Elton's real treasure is a fierce-looking stuffed cat that he picked up from London's Dover Street Market, which stands on a decorative antique table.

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'I Want to Get Married in Britain. It's the Only Place I Could Do It. I Sort of Feel Everyone's Involved Anyway ; Exclusive Louise Gannon Talks to Elton John About the New Stage Show Billy Elliot, His Plans for Getting Hitched and Why George Michael Still Won't Take His Calls

Back arched and teeth bared in a last terrifying hiss, its wild yellow eyes glower at the minimal-meets-lavish dEcor and, no doubt, the hordes of fabulous people ushered within Liz Hurley, the Beckhams and Kylie Minogue, to namedrop a few.

'Great isn't it,' he says with a slightly devilish grin.

'What I love about it is that it totally polarises people.

Whoever sees it either absolutely loves it or absolutely hates it. You can't not have an opinion that cat causes the strongest of reactions either way.' The same, indeed, could be said about Sir Elton John.

You either love him or you loathe him....

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