Cara Delevingne has transformed into Elton John for a new ‘Step Into Christmas’ music video, watch it below.
John has revealed a new video for his 1973 Christmas classic ‘Step Into Christmas’ – except this time it stars Delevingne in a reimagined version of what it would have been like behind the scenes of the original video.
The model wears a suit and glasses similar to those worn by the singer in the original video which was released over 50 years ago.
Speaking about the collaboration, John said: “I saw Cara at Glastonbury last summer, and we talked about how much we’d love to work together if the right idea came up. 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 Into Christmas’ video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity.”
When originally released, the track reached number 24 in the UK Top 40 and the top of the Billboard Christmas singles chart.
Delevingne is not the first famous face John has recruited to play him in a music video. In 2001, Justin Timberlake played the legendary musician in the ‘This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore’ video.
It’s reported that Timberlake was being considered to play Elton John in Rocketman – but the role was eventually given to Taron Egerton. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, John’s husband and Rocketman producer David Furnish said Timberlake was the first person the star thought of when first beginning work on the movie.
“We never formally approached Justin because we weren’t ever at a stage where it was the right time to approach him,” Furnish explained.
“But he did an amazing job in the video. He put on a prosthetic nose, and it turned out to have been some really interesting acting as well.”
In other Elton John-related news, he has hinted at new music. He appeared as a guest on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (December 17), to promote his new documentary film Never Too Late.
He went on to assure fans that he’s “still gonna make records” and “have a musical future” as he focuses on his family life. “You will be getting some more [music],” John told host Colbert.
“The juices have never dried up. They never want to dry up because I’m always looking to create things. It’s just having the space now to do it at my own time.”
