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Elton John has revealed his unlikely collaboration with Cara Delevingne as the model transformed herself into the singer in his latest music video.
The actress, 32, looks the spitting image of the legendary musician as the pair unveiled the brand new video for Elton’s Triple Platinum certified Christmas classic Step Into Christmas.
The new video reimagines what it was like behind the scenes for the now iconic original 1973 visual with Cara stepping into young Elton’s shoes.
With her locks scraped back, the star embraced her inner rockstar in the Rocketman hitmaker’s iconic shades.
Cara’s star-turn in the video sees her fulfilling a lifetime ambition to step into Elton’s high heeled boots after the pair have become firm friends over the years.
And revealing how the collaboration came to be, Elton, 77, explained the pair saw each other last summer at Glastonbury and chatted about working together if the right project arose.
Cara Delevingne looks unrecognisable as she transforms into Elton John for his brand new Step Into Christmas video as the legendary singer reveals how the collaboration came to be
The new video reimagines what it was like behind the scenes for the now iconic original 1973 visual with Cara stepping into young Elton’s shoes
He said: ‘She’s hilarious to spend time with, we both have quite a self deprecating sense of humour.
‘When someone suggested the idea of her playing me in a riff on the 1973 Step In to Christmas video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity.’
He added: ‘Thank God Cara thought the same, because it came out great.’
Meanwhile Cara gushed: ‘Elton has always been an idol of mine, to say his music has had a deeply profound effect on me is an understatement.
‘To be asked by him to PLAY him in this recreation was a dream that I didn’t know I had until it happened.’
She continued: ‘Honestly I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day. I hope that Elton may one day return the favour and agree to play me in my not yet developed, written, pitched or funded biopic. Fingers crossed.’
Over 50 years after Elton’s classic performance, the gloriously kitsch new video finds the video production team frantically trying to get the set ready for his arrival as they attempt to make it ‘Christmassy enough’.
Despite the addition of a festive feather boa, balloons and confetti, chaos reigns as they wrangle an escaped turkey, fail to book a real reindeer and tackle a deranged fan who storms the set.
With her locks scraped back, the star embraced her inner rockstar in the Rocketman hitmaker’s iconic shades
Revealing how the collaboration came to be, Elton, 77, explained the pair saw each other last summer at Glastonbury and chatted about working together if the right project arose
He added: ‘When someone suggested the idea of her playing me in a riff on the 1973 Step In to Christmas video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity’
Originally released on November 23, 1973, Step Into Christmas peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart in the US
A seasonal favourite tune, it has spent a total of 44 weeks to date on the Billboard Holiday Airplay chart and, in the UK has charted each December since 2011
It’s not the first time Elton has had a famous cameo in one of his videos after Justin Timberlake transformed into the singer for his 2001 hit This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore
Directed by David LaChapelle, the video saw the popstar dressed as a younger version of Elton wearing typical ensembles from his wardrobe during the 1970s
Cara brilliantly mirrors Elton’s choicest dance moves and iconic facial expressions from the original video.
It’s not the first time Elton has had a famous cameo in one of his videos after Justin Timberlake transformed into the singer for his 2001 hit This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore.
Directed by David LaChapelle, the video saw the popstar dressed as a younger version of Elton wearing typical ensembles from his wardrobe during the 1970s.
Originally released on November 23, 1973, Step Into Christmas peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart in the US and No. 24 during its initial seven-week run on the UK Singles Chart.
A seasonal favourite tune, it has spent a total of 44 weeks to date on the Billboard Holiday Airplay chart and, in the UK has charted each December since 2011.
Last year it was certified Triple Platinum by the BPI, 50 years after its release in 1973.
The reimagined video comes after Elton’s new documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late, premiered on Disney+ on Friday.
Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, the documentary follows Elton as he looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in an emotionally charged, intimate and inspiring full-circle journey.