John regrets heartache he caused his wife

Elton John has admitted it was a mistake to marry Renate Blauel in the 80s and has apologised for the heartache he caused her. John married former sound engineer Blauel in 1984, but the marriage only last four years, for obvious reasons. In a new VH1 documentary John admits: "She is the classiest woman I have ever met and I do love her desperately, but it wasn't to be. I was living a lie. I'm not exactly proud of that, to say the least".