Culture Theatre
Sir Ian McKellen shares heartfelt advice he gave Troye Sivan before he came out as gay
Sivan previously revealed he considered coming out to McKellen while they were working together on Waiting for Godot in 2010
Sir Ian McKellen
Culture Film & TV
Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute to close friend and X-Men co-star Sir Patrick Stewart after his death
Stewart died on 28 October following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia”
News World
X-Men star and LGBTQ+ ally Patrick Stewart dies aged 86
Stewart, best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in the X-Men film franchise, died on Wednesday 28 October 2026
Culture Film & TV
Sir Ian McKellen says he regrets not coming out to his father before his death (EXCLUSIVE)
Appearing on Tea with Judi Dench, McKellen wonders whether his father knew he was gay
Culture Film & TV
Sky Arts’s Tea with Judi Dench returns with Sir Ian McKellen for one-off special
McKellen isn’t the only hilarious special guest to feature, as Dench’s filthy-beaked feathered friend is also set to make an appearance
Archive
Sir Ian McKellen and Troye Sivan explore two generations of sexuality on the cover of Attitude in 2018
In the June 2018 issue of Attitude magazine, Sir Ian McKellen talks about accepting his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, and Troye Sivan discusses his second studio album, Bloom
Culture Film & TV
Sir Ian McKellen reveals Star Wars actor criticised his campaign for LGBTQ+ rights as ‘unseemly’
The Lord of the Rings star reflected on a lunch invite with an ulterior motive from the actor in a new interview
Culture
‘It was a great excitement to us all when he came out’ Sir Ian Mckellen on LGBTQ+ politicians past and present (EXCLUSIVE)
"The first was Chris Smith, Labour minister for culture," said McKellen
Life
Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley, will auction Sir Ian McKellen’s artwork to benefit Peter Tatchell Foundation (EXCLUSIVE)
"I'm delighted this colourful portrait will be auctioned to raise funds for the wonderful work of the Peter Tatchell Foundation," says McKellen
Culture Theatre
Hebridean Baker Coinneach MacLeod announced for Alan Cumming’s Out in the Hills festival
Tickets for his talk sold out within 48 hours of going on sale, prompting organisers to move the event to the theatre’s main auditorium
Culture Theatre
Attitude unwraps the top queer Christmas pantos this festive season, starring Drag Race UK icons – and Jeremy Corbyn
Attitude gives a rundown of the queer festive pantos to check out this December... naughty and nice
Culture Theatre
Sir Ian McKellen joins Jeremy Corbyn’s Wicked drag Christmas panto as Toto
"I am thrilled, relieved even, to now be offered the role of a dog," says McKellen
Culture Theatre
Sir Ian McKellen to open historic all-trans and nonbinary production of Twelfth Night
Director Phoebe Kemp said in a statement: "Twelfth Night already toys with gender and performance – it feels like Shakespeare wrote it for us"
News Pride
Ian McKellen says it’s ‘silly’ for young actors to stay in closet
"Being in the closet is silly — there’s no need for it. Don’t listen to your advisers, listen to your heart"
Culture Scene
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
News UK
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
Culture Music
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
Culture Theatre
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
News UK
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"