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Sir Elton John gives new dads Mark Wright and Olly Murs his top parenting tip

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Sir Elton John has given new dads Mark Wright and Olly Murs some sage parenting advice. The music icon, 77, who shares two sons with partner, David Furnish, was speaking to the Heart FM presenters on their breakfast show on Saturday from the London Palladium when he opened up about his own childhood.

Admitting he’s spent much of his youth ‘walking on eggshells’ because of his strict upbringing, he urged Mark – who welcomed his first child with Michelle Keegan three weeks ago – and Olly to give their kids confidence. When asked for parenting advice for the “seriously new dads”, the star said: “I was brought up in a very strict household in the ‘50s, after the war, and it was a different sort of situation there. I grew up in fear of my mum and my dad and being hit and smacked and stuff like that.”

Elton continued:. “And I said to David, when we were having Zachary, I said, ‘I’d never want my kids to grow up in fear. I never wanted to be afraid of us.’ I was walking on eggshells the whole time in my childhood.

“And it wasn’t a bad childhood, but it was just the fear of doing something wrong. And so, David and I said, ‘That’s it. We mustn’t fill them with fear.’

“You must have discipline, of course, but no fear, no smacking, nothing. And it’s worked beautifully. They’ve been fantastic.”

Thanking Elton for his advice, Mark, who welcomed daughter, Palma, with wife, Michelle Keegan, earlier this month, gushed: “Aw, amazing tip.”

Mark melted fans’ hearts on Mother’s Day when he shared a rare insight into his life as a new dad with wife, Michelle.

In a sweet photo shared on Instagram, the couple’s baby Palma was nestled in the arms of her grandfather, Mark Wright Sr., while her grandmother, Carol, leaned in with a radiant smile.

Dressed in an adorable white outfit embroidered with her name, Palma stole the spotlight during the intimate family gathering.

The heartwarming occasion marked Michelle’s very first Mother’s Day as a parent, making the moment even more special. Carol shared the photo with the heartfelt caption: “What a day with all my love in the world. Xx.”

Olly, who welcomed his first child, daughter Maddison, with wife, Amelia Tank, last year also shared snaps on Mother’s Day.

Posting a carousel of cute photos of his daughter with her mum, he wrote: “Happy first Mother’s Day to my amazing wife. Madi and I are super lucky to have you darlin’ xx we love you xx.”

Listen to Heart Saturday Breakfast with Mark Wright and Olly Murs every Saturday from 9:00 – 12:00 across the UK and on Global Player

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