He soared to the top of the charts with a plethora of songs including Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.
And Sir Elton John certainly doesn’t want anyone breaking his Marmite jars, as eagle-eyed fans noticed his impressive collection of the food spread, in an Instagram post on Saturday.
The music legend sliced a scrumptious cake, marking his 74th birthday, while unwittingly capturing his multiple Marmite containers in the background.
Don’t go breaking my jars! Eagle-eyed fans noticed Sir Elton John’s impressive collection of Marmite in a birthday Instagram post on Saturday
He displayed his colourful dress sense in a Gucci tee and pink-tinted glasses as he gave a joyful smile and cut the birthday treat, decorated with blueberries and raspberries.
The father-of-two, who has children Zachary, 10, and Elijah, eight, appeared to be standing in a playroom as several boxes of toys and shelves of books could be seen.
Sir Elton captioned the sweet photo to his 3.3million followers: ‘Having the best birthday ever with my 3 wonderful boys. What could be better?’
However, fans quickly flooded the comments section, pointing out his multiple Marmite jars in various flavours.
Yeast feast: The music legend sliced a scrumptious cake, marking his 74th birthday, while unwittingly capturing his multiple Marmite containers in the background
Celebration! The father-of-two, who has children Zachary, 10, and Elijah, eight, appeared to be standing in a playroom for the birthday snap which he uploaded and penned a sweet caption
‘Elton John has a tremendous amount of Marmite and I’m a big fan,’ a follower responded, reported The Mirror.
A second fan quipped: ‘Could Elton John have any more Marmite jars? No, no, he couldn’t it seems.’
Marmite also made sure to honour the star’s birthday.
They penned: ‘Happy birthday to Marmite Lover Sir Elton John,’ (sic) before adding a digitally-rendered image of a rocket alongside the text: ‘Fuelling Rocketman since 1947.’
‘Happy birthday!’ Fans quickly flooded Sir Elton’s comments section, pointing out his array of Marmite jars while the food company honoured his birthday with a Twitter post
‘What a blast!’: Marmite penned: ‘Happy birthday to Marmite Lover Sir Elton John,’ (sic) before adding a digitally-rendered image of a rocket alongside the text: ‘Fuelling Rocketman since 1947’
The condiment is extracted from yeast and was created by German scientist, Justus von Liebig in the 19th century.
It was originally made in the United Kingdom and is a byproduct of beer brewing. It continues to be made in the UK by the British company, Unilever.
Different flavours currently available online include Crunchy Peanut Butter, M&S Cream Cheese Marmite, Marmite XO (extra old) and Marmite Dynamite.
Sir Elton’s husband, David Furnish, 58, also took to social media to celebrate his other-half on Thursday and shared a fun snap of his beau rocking some sparkly star-shaped glasses.
‘Happy birthday to my extraordinary husband’: His partner David Furnish, 58, gushed over his beau writing that the singer is his ‘one and only’ in a loving tribute
Lovely: Victoria Beckham lead the singer’s celebrity pals in wishing him a wonderful day as last week she shared a stunning throwback snap of them together on a boat
He gushed: ‘Look who decided to dress down on their birthday….??
‘Happy Birthday to my extraordinary husband @eltonjohn. I love sharing my life with you. I love working with you. I love parenting with you. You are my one and only.’
Victoria Beckham also sent her best wishes to her friend on his birthday, posting a throwback snap of them together on a boat.
Writing on behalf of the Beckham brood, she penned: ‘Happy Birthday @eltonjohn! We all love you so so much xxx kisses from us all’.
Memories: Her husband David also shared a photo with Sir Elton as he celebrated him turning 74
Longtime pals: Lyricist Bernie Taupin penned that Sir Elton is a ‘inspiration to the world’ in his touching birthday message
Dedicated: Bernie wrote: ‘I love you dearly and can’t wait to be reunited with you (hopefully) in the fall’
While Victoria’s eldest son Brooklyn shared a lovely picture alongside his godfather as he sent birthday wishes and wrote: ‘Hope you have the most amazing day xx’.
His father David then joined in on the celebrations sharing another picture from a yacht trip with Sir Elton along with a couple of birthday GIFs.
Bernie Taupin, Sir Elton’s longtime collaborator also wished him well, writing: ‘A very, very happy birthday to my dear, dear friend.
‘You are an inspiration to the world, a bonafide one off never to be replicated. Your love and generosity shines through your music and philanthropy for all to share. I love you dearly and can’t wait to be reunited with you (hopefully) in the fall.’
Musical treat: Olly Alexander gave Sir Elton a little rendition of Happy Birthday on Instagram
Throwback: Donatella Versace also sent well wishes and posted a snap alongside the legend