Sir Ian McKellen News

Sir Ian McKellen has opened up about coming out in the 1980s
16 September 2024

Sir Ian McKellen's coming out changed lives

Sir Ian McKellen believes coming out as gay back in the 1980s helped him forge meaningful connections with...
Queen Elizabeth was ‘certainly not quite mad’ before her death, a royal expert has insisted
9 September 2024

Queen Elizabeth ‘certainly not quite mad’ before her death, says royal expert

Queen Elizabeth was certainly not quite mad before her death, a royal expert has insisted.
Sir Ian McKellen is facing calls to hand back his knighthood
7 September 2024

Sir Ian McKellen facing calls to hand back knighthood

Sir Ian McKellen is facing calls to hand back his knighthood.
Sir Ian McKellen plans to return to Lord of the Rings as Gandalf
3 September 2024

'They better be quick': Sir Ian McKellen wants Lord of the Rings return

Sir Ian McKellen is hoping to return as Gandalf in the new Lord of the Rings movies.
Sir Ian McKellen is struggling to remember his best friend’s name
3 September 2024

Sir Ian McKellen struggling to remember best friend’s name and number

Sir Ian McKellen is struggling to remember his best friends name.
Sir Ian McKellen is physically recovered from his on-stage fall
2 September 2024

Sir Ian McKellen dealing with emotional aftermath of on-stage fall

Sir Ian McKellen is dealing with emotional residue after falling off stage in June.
Sir Ian McKellen has had to deal with a number of injuries since he fell off the stage in June
21 August 2024

Sir Ian McKellen admits he is still in 'agonising pain after falling off the stage earlier this year

Sir Ian McKellen is still in agonising pain after falling from the stage during...
Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of the UK tour of his new play as he continues to recover from a horror stage fall
2 July 2024

Sir Ian McKellen pulls out of play tour after nightmare stage fall

Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of the UK tour of his new play as he continues to recover from a horror...
Sir Ian McKellen is keen to return to work
18 June 2024

Sir Ian McKellen: I'm looking forward to returning to work

Sir Ian McKellen is looking forward to returning to work after he was rushed to hospital on Monday 17.06.24.
Sir Ian McKellen has been rushed to hospital
17 June 2024

Sir Ian McKellen taken to hospital after falling off stage

Sir Ian McKellen has been rushed to hospital after falling off stage.
Sir Ian McKellen fears each script or acting offer he gets may turn out to be his ‘last job’
11 June 2024

Sir Ian McKellen fears each acting offer he gets may turn out to be his ‘last job’

Sir Ian McKellen fears each script or acting offer he gets may turn out to be his last...
Sir Ian McKellen is open to playing Gandalf again
9 June 2024

Sir Ian McKellen open to playing Gandalf again - if he's still alive

Sir Ian McKellen is open to playing Gandalf again - if he is still alive when the next film is made.
Sir Ian McKellen is aware of his own mortality
8 June 2024

Sir Ian McKellen, 85, always thinks his latest job will be his last: 'I'd better get it right...'

Sir Ian McKellen always thinks he has taken on his last job.
Paul O'Grady's final TV show and documentary about his life will air this Easter
8 March 2024

Paul O'Grady's final TV series and documentary on his life set to air this Easter

Paul OGradys final TV show and a documentary about his life will air this Easter.
Sir Patrick Stewart rented out his mansion as he was convinced it was haunted – and his tenants were then plagued by ghouls
5 October 2023

Sir Patrick Stewart rented out haunted mansion – leaving his tenants plagued by ghosts!

Sir Patrick Stewart rented out his mansion as he was convinced it was haunted and his...
Sir Ian McKellen has branded trigger warnings on his new play about two lonely old men ‘ludicrous’
28 September 2023

Sir Ian McKellen brands trigger warnings on his new play ‘ludicrous’: ‘I like to be surprised!’

Sir Ian McKellen has branded trigger warnings on his new play about two...
Sir Ian McKellen decided against having surgery
24 September 2023

Sir Ian McKellen recalls 'running out of a plastic surgeon's office'

Sir Ian McKellen ran out of a plastic surgeons office after being warned of the dangers of having a...
Sir Ian McKellen nearly didn't star in 'The Lord of the Rings'
8 September 2023

'I don't think you're ever the first choice': Sir Ian McKellen almost missed out on The Lord of the Rings

Sir Ian McKellen nearly missed out on the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the...
Sir Ian McKellen came out in the 1980s
7 September 2023

Coming out as gay changed my life, says Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellens life changed overnight after he came out as gay.
Sir Ian McKellen has been cast in The Critic
30 June 2022

Ian McKellen cast in The Critic

Sir Ian McKellen has joined the cast of The Critic.
Sir Ian McKellen wishes he had told his father that he was gay before he died
4 March 2022

Sir Ian McKellen wishes he told his dad he was gay

Sir Ian McKellen wishes he told his dad he was gay.
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14 June 2021

Sir Ian McKellen: Death is 'certainly coming'

Sir Ian McKellen thinks death is certainly coming for him.
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31 May 2021

Sir Ian McKellen enjoyed Pilates classes in lockdown

Sir Ian McKellen has been doing Pilates classes online during lockdown.
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19 April 2021

Sir Ian McKellen doesn't want to miss out on work

Sir Ian McKellen says the thought of not working is horrifying amid the coronavirus pandemic.