Sir Elton John's ex-wife insisted they wanted children together but were "unable" to. Renate Blauel - who married the 'Candle in the Wind' hitmaker in 1984, but divorced him four years later - is seeking £3 million in damages after claiming the 73-year-old singer broke the terms of their divorce deal by revealing details about their relationship in his 2019 autobiography 'Me' and his biopic 'Rocketman'.