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Ian McKellen collects Lifetime Achievement Award at Stonewall Equality Dinner – 35 years after co-founding charity
"I hope Stonewall has a good and productive future because, as you can tell, it's in great need" said Sir Ian
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Plans for UK’s ‘first of a kind’ LGBTQ+ Extra Care scheme approved
The development will be located in Manchester and provide LGBTQ+ older people with quality, social rent housing
Culture Film & TV
The Critic: Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton rule the screen as film drops first trailer
The movie hits cinemas on 13 September 2024
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Sir Ian McKellen pulls out of theatre tour after stage fall ‘with the greatest reluctance’
The Oscar-nominee fell during a performance of Player Kings at London’s Noël Coward Theatre last month
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Ian McKellen taken to hospital after falling from stage during London performance
Producers say the Oscar-nominee is "in good spirits" after a scan tonight
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Suella Braverman doubles down on LGBTQ asylum views as she responds to Elton John
The UK's Home Secretary has actually said that "people purport to be gay when they’re not actually gay"
Culture Film & TV
Sir Ian McKellen shares how his life ‘changed for the better’ after coming out
The esteemed actor has also revealed his worst filming experience.
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Mother Goose: Ian McKellen and cast tease ‘the best pantomime you could see’
Performances of Mother Goose will start in Brighton before touring the UK.
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Sir Ian McKellen ‘honoured’ to have Edinburgh theatre named after him
The esteemed actor, 83, has lent his name to the 300-seat venue at Saint Stephens in the Scottish capital
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Sir Ian McKellen says straight actors should be able to play gay roles
The British acting legend also says he regrets not coming out to his late father.
Culture Film & TV
Hamlet review: ‘Sir Ian McKellen delivers a nuanced performance in an unconventional production’
The production at the Theatre Royal in Windsor runs till 25 September.
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Director denies Ian McKellen was ‘in tears’ over troubled Hamlet production
“We’re all under strain… there’s a pandemic and we’re making Hamlet," says director Sean Mathias
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Ian McKellen says he never got the chance to come out to his parents
"They didn't see me do my best work," the Oscar-nominated actor added.
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Lorraine Kelly asks Jonathan Bailey if he had a fluffer for Bridgerton nude scenes
"I've just realised what a fluffer is... and it's not that!" laughs chat show queen
Culture Sexuality
Michael Cashman recalls kissing Sir Ian McKellen at Pride
His lips were by no means sealed whilst taking part in Attitude’s Pride Heroes, in association with Taimi.
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Josh Gad reveals it was his idea to make LeFou gay in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ remake
The 2017 live-action remake starred Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Sir Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor and Emma Thompson
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Taylor Swift and James Corden to star in ‘Cats’ film
Sir Ian McKellen and Jennifer Hudson have also agreed to appear in the musical film.
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Troye Sivan releases new gay anthem Bloom – and we love it!
The new single has been dubbed a gay anthem for bottoms
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Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman changing Hollywood for LGBT actors
The All Stars 3 and UnREAL star chatted exclusively to Attitude
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Sir Ian McKellen on a lifetime of activism and why he never came out to his parents
The legendary actor opens up in Attitude's new-look June issue.