“Come Out, Get Into The Sunshine”: Queer Icon Ian McKellen Encouraged Closeted Celebrities To Not Hide Their Sexualities
Ian McKellen — film and theatre legend, Gandalf the Grey, and absolute queer icon — is encouraging actors to “get into the ...
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Ian McKellen encourages other celebs to come out: “Being in the closet is silly”
Working with Evans, as well as gay actor Simon Russell Beale, who played the role in 1990, has McKellen reflecting on being ...
Ian McKellen Tells Closeted Actors to Come Out as Gay: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly. There’s No Need for It. Don’t Listen to Your Advisers’
Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The Times of London that he feels sorry for fellow actors who feel like they can ...
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Ian McKellen Tells Young Actors They Should Come Out: “Being in the closet is silly”
The 85-year-old actor, Sir Ian McKellen, is urging young gay actors to come out and live openly. In a recent interview, he ...
Sir Ian McKellen urges gay stars to 'come out' as he brands staying in the closet 'silly'
Sir Ian McKellen made waves when he came out as gay in 1988, and encouraged other stars hiding their sexuality to take a ...
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Sir Ian McKellen "feels sorry" for celebrities who don't feel like they can come out as gay
"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 ...
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Ian McKellen says it’s ‘silly’ for young gay actors to stay in the closet
Ian McKellen photographed in December 2024 (Getty ... there have been instances of Oscar-winning actors coming out after winning. Marlon Brando, who won for The Godfather, would speak openly ...
Sir Ian McKellen urges famous gay actors not to 'stay in the closet'
Sir Ian McKellen "feels sorry" for celebrities who don't feel like they can come out as gay. The 85-year-old actor - who ...
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Ian McKellen Tells Closeted Actors to Come Out as Gay: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly. There’s No Need for It. Don’t Listen to Your Advisers’
Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The ... McKellen thinks the benefits of coming out far outweigh the risks. Kate Winslet told The Sunday Times in 2021 that it’s “dated crap ...
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Ian McKellen encourages LGBTQ+ actors to come out: ‘Being in the closet is silly’
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 ...
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Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ Actors to Come Out: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly’
Ian McKellen wants his fellow ... people hiding their identity to come out of the closet. “I have never met anybody who came out who regretted it,” McKellen said, who came out himself in ...