Elton John's doomed first marriage to a woman and heartbreaking sign on wedding day

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It was a beautiful Sydney day when Elton John walked down the aisle for the first time. On Valentine's Day 1984 he said 'I do' to the stunning Renate Blauel - a move which floored most of his friends.

The pair are now reportedly locked in a legal battle over revelations in his autobiography, but their relationship wasn't always so hostile.

Dame Edna comic Barry Humphries recalled how "Elton seemed happy" on his wedding day. But he joked, "Halfway through the ceremony, the minister was saying a prayer and behind him, a cockroach crawled up the wall.

I don’t know if it was a good or bad omen." The marriage is only briefly depicted in Rocketman, the new movie about Elton's life with Taron Egerton playing the singer on screen but it actually