Elton John's jilted bride: 'The wedding cake was ready…I thought he loved me' mirror.co.uk

The wedding cake was ordered and the register office booked, but Linda Hannon’s plans to marry Elton John screeched to a halt when the singer ended their relationship weeks before their big day. Linda was jilted by Elton, then known as Reg Dwight, months before he had his first big hit with Your Song in 1970. He went on to become one of the biggest-selling chart stars of all time, with an estimated fortune of £300million and lavish homes around the world. Meanwhile Linda, now 75, is a divorced mum-of-three making an estimated £35,000 a year as a doctor’s office manager in Dallas, Texas. Linda, who still has her engagement ring, says: “We were a month away from the wedding when he drunkenly woke me up and told me it was off.