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 ...

“I have never met anybody who came out who regretted it,” McKellen shared in a new interview Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Ian McKellen is encouraging actors to own their truth. The British ...

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 his fellow actors. The “Lord of the Rings” star, who famously came out of the closet in 1988, encouraged other LGBTQ+ members of the acting ...

I have never met anybody who came out who regretted it. 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. Don’t ...

Noting that there has never been an openly gay recipient of Best Actor at the Oscars, Ian McKellen compared closeted actors to closeted male sports players. Older man with a white beard holding a ...

Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The Times of London that he feels sorry for fellow actors who feel like they can’t come out as gay. The “X-Men” and “Lord of the Rings” icon ...

Ian McKellen is encouraging actors to own their truth. The British actor and icon expressed feeling sorry for LGBTQ+ performers who don't feel safe about sharing their sexual identity during an ...

Ian McKellen wants his fellow actors to embrace their gender and sexual identity publicly. In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people ...