Ian Mackellen: Last News

His bravery has seen him showered with praise by celebrities including ITV presenter Phillip Schofield, who came out himself back in 2020."There will be a time, I hope, when this isn't our second news story, and we won't need to do it because it won't matter and it won't make the headlines," the 60-year-old This Morning host declared on the show.He added: "Jake Daniels has hurled the world forward by being incredibly brave. Hopefully that won't be needed in the future."Hats off to Jake, we think you're amazing."What’s important now, and this may be very naive, I think he will have an amazing amount of support, help and care within his own football community."That his football mates, his football club, are all enormously supportive."Phillip described the culture within football as that of a "tribal family" and expressed his hope that Jake was embraced by it, instead of bullied.The presenter went on: "What you want now is for that tribal family now to show an enormous amount of support."Of course, there’s always going to be sort of ribbing people and having a go, but this is the time to say, ‘Let’s not go for him on the pitch'."Meanwhile Simon Thomas also expressed affection and concern for Jake on the Jeremy Vine show this week, cautioning that his bravery had come at a very young age.He stated: "[Homosexuality] in football shouldn’t be significant in 2022, yet it is."I just think this is a hugely significant moment for football.

EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen is among the stars of Ken McMullen’s Hamlet Within, a part-documentary feature investigating the mythology around the Shakespeare play, which is headed to the Cannes Market.

Ian McKellen isn’t in Ukraine.The man himself has cleared up some confusion after a photo circulated on social media making everyone think he’d flown in to join Angelina Jolie in Lviv, Ukraine, but it turns out that’s not the case.Sir Ian dismissed the speculation and confirmed he’s not been over to the country amid the Russian invasion.He tweeted: ‘Despite reports and supposed photographs circulating online, I have not visited Lviv or elsewhere in Ukraine.’The rumours started after Maksym Bespalov shared a snap of himself with the Lord of the Rings legend, and tagged the location as Ukraine – but there was more to it than meets the eye.After the picture went everywhere on social media, Maksym explained the photo was actually taken in London in November 2021, and was shared on Facebook at the time.He has since replied to Sir Ian on Twitter and said: ‘It was my joke on FB, sorry. I also wrote about Bruce Lee, but medias published only a news about you.

Elvis Presley had married Priscilla Presley on May 1 - the King bought a ranch. He named it the Circle G Ranch, and as a born-and-bred Mississippi local, he was keen to fill it up with all kinds of animals.

Elvis Presley was working on his new feature film, Viva Las Vegas. He was no stranger to working with beautiful actresses from around the USA, but he was not expecting to fall in love. When Elvis met Ann-Margret for the first time everything changed for him.

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret first met in 1964 they likely didn't think they would fall for one another. At the time, the actors were working on their next feature film, Viva Las Vegas, but the more time they spent with one another off-camera, the more they fell in love. Ann-Margret remembered spending time with the King in his hotel suite and riding motorcycles on the weekend.

Kristen Stewart stunned as she arrived for The Hollywood Reporter’s Oscar Nominee night on Monday March 7. The 31-year-old actress sported a tiny white crop top with a matching long skirt and high heels, while she attended the celebration event for Academy Award nominees. The actress, whose nominated for Best Leading Actress for her performance in Spencer stunned with her blonde down as she walked the red carpet.

Elvis Presley started dating Miss Tennessee model Linda Thompson. The 37-year-old invited the 22-year-old to live with him at Graceland, which she did from 1972-1976.

Sir Ian McKellen has opened up about his family life in a new BBC interview, expressing his wish that he had been able to tell his father that was gay before he died. In a conversation with Amol Rajan, the Lord of the Rings and X-Men actor recalled growing up in Wigan, where he and his family moved shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In 1988, the now-82-year-old came out publicly in a BBC radio interview, going on to co-found LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall the following year.

BBC programme, which sees famous faces - including Kate Winslet, Charles Dance, Daniel Radcliffe and Danny Dyer - trace their ancestry with the help of experts. Ricky was full of disdain for the celebrities who have appeared on the show, and have wept over distant relatives they have never met. “I like the way the actors cry.

Wilson Chapman editorMichaela Jaé Rodriguez will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.Now in its 33rd year, the GLAAD Media Awards honor film, TV and media that advance the representation of LGBTQ+ people and topics.

Kristen Stewart is now an Oscar-nominated actor. On Tuesday, the star landed an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her spot-on portrayal of a jazzy tone poem about the late royal. The nod also reportedly makes , along with West Side Story nominee Ariana DeBose, one of the first openly queer actors to be nominated in a major acting category since Ian McKellen was nominated for Lord of the Rings in 2002.

As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees for the 2022 Oscars on Tuesday (Feb. 8), the LGBTQ+ community was greeted with some good news: for the first time since Sir Ian McKellen was nominated in 2002 for Best Supporting Actor in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, an openly queer-identifying performer was nominated in an action role. Actually, twomembers of the Alphabet Mafia were nominated Tuesday morning: Ariana DeBose, who scored a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story; and Kristen Stewart, who was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her turn as Princess Diana in the historical fiction drama, Spencer.

Bolton has been named as one of the worst places to live in England.

After conquering the stage and screen, Sir Ian McKellen still has a few things left to do.

Sir Ian McKellen has said the last major professional achievement he would like to conquer is starring in a musical.

Greater Manchester has produced its fair share of famous faces.

Strictly pro James Jordan, 43, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Death In Paradise star didn't hold back as he branded James a “scumbag” and a “has-been”, reigniting the furious Twitter spat that took place between them when Danny was competing in the 2018 series of Strictly. This Monday, Danny will be starring in the theatrical adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, where he will portray Sir Leigh Teabing - a character brought to life by legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen in the 2006 film.When the actor was asked where he drew inspiration to play the evil role, he briefly spoke about James and mentioned the comments he made on Twitter. Danny began by referring to James as “the has-been dancer on Strictly”, as he revealed the reason behind his extreme dislike of the performer. The actor explained: “He had the nerve to go on social media to say that my 85-year-old mum with dementia looked miserable.“That scumbag.The has-been, never-been, could-have-been… What’s his name? Apparently he’s a dancer…“It’s easy for me to play villainous characters because I’ve come in contact with enough of them.”Express.co.uk have contacted James Jordan for further comment.Danny was referring to a now-deleted tweet from James Jordan in 2018, which stated that the Death in Paradise star’s mother looked “as miserable as him” while he was performing in Strictly’s dance-off.During the dance-off that would later see him sent home, Danny performed a Salsa alongside his partner Amy Dowden while his mother sat watching in the audience. In response, Danny's wife Petula Langlais wrote: “Out of order! Attacking an elderly woman who has done nothing to you! “You know nothing about our personal lives! That is below the belt!!! Love and

GB News presenter Dan Wootton, 38, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Death In Paradise star has branded Dan a “villainous character” after the remarks he made on Lorraine following the former's Strictly elimination in 2018.This Monday, Danny will be starring in the theatrical adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, where he will portray Sir Leigh Teabing - a character brought to life by legendary actor Sir Ian McKellen in the 2006 film.When the actor was asked where he drew inspiration to play such a villainous character, he made reference to GB News presenter Wootton. Danny explained: “He called me a Z-lister and he doesn’t even know me! Villainous character? Yeah, him. “You see, this is what happens when you start fights you can't finish. I didn’t do anything to him and he’s a villainous character.

Saga magazine, the actor said: "I fell from a balcony when the heart attack happened."I hit my head, so my memory was affected to some extent because it caused a bleed on the brain."I was put on life support in intensive care.

Fans are blown away after learning an interesting fact about Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and their movie The Lord of the Rings.