Renowned broadcaster Andrew Marr has revealed that music icon Sir Elton John once gave him a daring message to deliver to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The broadcaster recalled the moment in an appearance on Good Morning Britian where he spoke about meeting and interviewing the Russian leader in 2014.
Marr reportedly met Putin ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics but said that while he was speaking with him, he couldn’t get something Elton John has said out of his head.
He explained: “I was in a slightly disturbed state myself because I’d just interviewed Elton John before I had gone out to Sochi in Russia.
“And Elton John said, ‘Oh, you’re off to see Vladimir Putin?’. I said, ‘Yes’. And Elton John said, "well give him a Donna Summer album and a kiss from me.”
Marr explained that John’s message was going around in his head as he spoke to the Russian leader, who he went to describe as “extraordinary”.