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Sir Patrick Stewart rented out his mansion as he was convinced it was haunted – and his tenants were then plagued by ghouls. The ‘Star Trek’ actor, 83, says in his new memoir ‘Making It So’ a home he owned in Los Angeles left him spooked as he heard voices, smelt food being cooked and heard footsteps on an empty staircase while he was living there. He said the disturbances creeped him out so much that he rented the house to a young couple with a child. A few months later, the mum called to tell Patrick her daughter had seen a “shadowy male figure in the hall” and also heard voices and footstep...
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Sir Ian McKellen has branded trigger warnings on his new play about two lonely old men “ludicrous”. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ actor, 84, is starring alongside his long-time friend Roger Allam, 60, in a production of ‘Frank and Percy’ at The Other Palace, London, until early December and has rubbished an alert notice on it for destroying some of its surprises. He told Sky News: “Outside theatres and in the lobbies, including this one, the audience is warned: ‘There is a loud noise and at one point, there are flashing lights’, ‘there is reference to smoking’, ‘there is reference to bereavement’. “...
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Sir Ian McKellen is in despair some of the world’s most famous footballers are too scared to come out as gay. ‘The Good Liar’ actor, 84 – who publicly declared he was homosexual in 1988 and has since been a leading LGBTQ+ campaigner – said he finds it “astonishing” Premier League stars can be so confident on the pitch but still too fearful to admit their sexuality. He told the Daily Mail: “For me, coming out was an absolute revelation. I realised the oppression I’d been under whereas before I accepted it, like slaves do. “If you’ve been oppressed, when you’re released, you realise how stupid a...
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Sir Ian McKellen ran out of a plastic surgeon's office after being warned of the dangers of having a facelift. The 84-year-old actor considered going under the knife to alter his appearance - but Ian had a last-minute change of mind after being warned of what it would entail. The acclaimed star told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "My face looks older than it did 40 years ago … so what? I wouldn’t consider surgery. "I did once - I went to see about getting rid of these jowls. The man began telling me what it entailed and said, ‘We cut through this muscle’. I was out of there like a shot." Despite...
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Sir Ian McKellen nearly missed out on the role of Gandalf in 'The Lord of the Rings'. The legendary actor has revealed that he was not the first choice to play the wizard in the fantasy franchise and only landed the part because Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Sean Connery rejected the opportunity. Ian told Variety: "I don't think you're ever the first choice, I certainly wasn't the first choice for Gandalf. "Tony Hopkins turned it down. Sean Connery certainly did. They're all coming out of the woodwork now, and I hope they feel silly." McKellen's latest role is the acerbic theatre reviewer Jimmy ...
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Sir Ian McKellen's life changed "overnight" after he came out as gay. The 84-year-old actor came out as gay in 1988 and he admits that it was a life-changing moment for him. He told Variety: "Almost overnight everything in my life changed for the better - my relationships with people and my whole attitude toward acting changed." Ian admits that coming out actually had a huge impact on his acting work. The 'Lord of the Rings' star explained: "The kind of acting that I had been good at was all about disguise - adopting funny voices and odd walks. "It was about lying to the world. I was no longer...
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Twitter mistakenly verified a fake explicit account posing as Disney. The blunder, which came days after Twitter’s new policy from boss Elon Musk removed blue and gold ticks from verified accounts, saw an account with the handle @DisneyJuniorUK given a gold verification tick before it was suspended by the firm. When the account realised it had been assigned a gold tick, it tweeted: “No f****** way.” Twitter’s press office responded with a poo emoji when Sky News contacted it about the mistake. Twitter recently removed blue and gold ticks from verified accounts and organisations as part of a co...
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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...
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Sir Ian McKellen has been doing Pilates classes online during lockdown. The 82-year-old actor was encouraged to start the light exercise classes in order to stay active during lockdown, and said he’s trying to stick with his workout regime because he doesn’t want to become “decrepit”. He said: “On and off I’ve been aware that exercise is a good idea and I’ve done various disciplines. I’ve been doing Pilates online through lockdown. It just keeps me active. The trouble with a lot of people my age is that they are decrepit not simply because they are getting older but because they are not doing ...
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Sir Ian McKellen says the "thought of not working is horrifying" amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 81-year-old actor admits he feared being "robbed" of his last few years of his acting career because of the current health crisis and believes Dame Maggie Smith or Dame Judi Dench would feel the same. He said: "This year has been very hard. I think you’d get the same from Maggie Smith or Judi Dench – the thought of not working is horrifying. Because we’re getting to the end of our lives, to be robbed of the last few years of that capability is hard." And the 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of...
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