Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in the UK premier league. The English actor, most famous for playing wizard ...

Sir Ian McKellen has some words of wisdom for ... During a 2023 interview with Variety about his choice to come out, McKellen revealed how the decision “changed” his life.

When Sir Ian McKellen performed the first same-sex kiss on British TV in the 1970 BBC production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, he was not yet out. In fact, it would be another 18 years before ...

Ian McKellen wants his fellow actors to embrace ... the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet. “I have never met anybody who came ...

English actor Ian McKellen called on closeted gay actors to “come out” and “get into the sunshine” in an interview published Sunday in The Times of London.

Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in the UK premier league. The English actor, most famous for playing wizard ...

“I have never met anybody who came out who regretted it,” McKellen shared in a new interview Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Ian McKellen ... who feels they can’t come out.

Sir Ian McKellen isn’t mincing words when it comes to sexuality. The veteran actor, 85, who came out as gay in 1988, has made his feelings very clear about young people, particularly actors, who ...

"Listen to your gay friends who know better. Come out. Get into the sunshine." Lia Toby/Getty Ian McKellen on Dec. 3, 2024 Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to ...

“I feel sorry for any famous person who feels they can’t come out. Being in the closet is silly — there ... never been an openly gay recipient of Best Actor at the Oscars, Ian McKellen compared ...

Sir Ian McKellen has expressed his sorrow for celebrities who feel they cannot come out, describing being closeted as 'silly.' The Lord of the Rings actor, 85, is openly gay, having famously come ...

Ian McKellen is encouraging actors to own their ... "I feel sorry for any famous person who feels they can’t come out. Being in the closet is silly — there’s no need for it." ...