Who is David Furnish? Elton John’s husband who has two children with the legendary singer

We've got the lowdown on the Canadian filmmaker, who has been with the superstar for 25 years…

Who is David Furnish and what's his background?

David Furnish was born on October 25, 1962, in Toronto, Canada.

His father, Jack Furnish, was a director at a pharmaceutical company and he is the middle of three brothers.

David graduated from university in 1985 after studying business administration.

He was later recruited by advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, where he was transferred to London to the company's board.

He since applied his talents to film-making, famously directing Elton John documentary Tantrums & Tiaras in 1997, as well as producing Pride and Predator in 2009 and Gnomeo & Juliet in 2011.

He also serves on the board of the Elton John AIDS charity and is a contributing editor to Tatler and a regular columnist for GQ.

How long has David Furnish been with Elton John?

Elton John and David Furnish began dating 25 years ago in 1993.

In May 2005 Elton popped the question at a dinner party in one of their homes in Old Windsor.

The pair entered into a civil partnership in December that year with the ceremony taking place in Windsor.

Do they have any children?

David and Elton had their first child, Zachary in December 2010 and in 2013 they had their second son Elijah, both through the same surrogate.

After the legalisation of gay marriage in 2014, the pair retroactively converted their civil partnership to a marriage.

The ceremony was held in Windsor on their ninth anniversary on December 21, 2014.

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