Midler: 'Elton John is the biggest diva'

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Bette Midler has claimed that Sir Elton John is a bigger diva than her and Celine Dion.

The legendary singer admitted that Sir Elton has "much more attitude than I ever had".

"He's got so much more money! Oh my god, he can be whatever he wants to be," she told Attitude.

"He's got it all. Great spouse, the money, the gigs, the jewels. Oh my god, he really lives large.

"He has little fits but he's adorable. He's never had a fit with me but I have heard that he's called Madonna some names."

The star added that she was wary about reading stories about herself in the media because "a lot of that stuff is so cruel".

"I don't like to be slagged. I don't read what's online about me because it's so cruel.

"They can nip at you like a little fish, like little piranhas nipping away at your soul and I don't like that. I like the old days."