Sir Ian McKellen wishes he told his dad he was gay
Sir Ian McKellen wishes he told his dad he was gay. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star - who came out publicly in a BBC radio interview in 1988 - never shared with his father Dennis the truth about his sexuality. During the BBC Two programme ‘Amol Rajan Interviews’ on Thursday evening (03.03.2022), Amol asked if the the 82-year-old actor had “the conversation you needed to have with your father Dennis before he died,” to which, Ian replied: “No, I didn’t talk about being gay.” However, the ‘Stonewall’ co-founder was “glad” that his father was able to see him perform in 'A Scent of Flowers', his West...