‘LOTR’ Actor Ian McKellen Tells Young Actors They Should “Come Out, Being In The Closet Is Silly”
deadline.comScreen 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 Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s epic Lord of the Rings franchise, toldThe Times of London newspaper: “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 listen to your advisers, listen to your heart.
Listen to your gay friends who know better. Come out. Get into the sunshine.” McKellen added that, although the UK remains more tolerant than the US where multiplate states are seeking to end legal same-sex marriage, he lamented there has still never been an openly gay best actor Oscar winner, something he likened to the UK’s football premier league.
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