'I feel such shame.'
Sir Ian McKellen has opened up about his horror onstage fall Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he feels ‘shame’ after suffering a major stage fall which saw him crash into the lap of an audience member causing injury to himself. The screen legend, 85, was forced to pull out of the remaining dates of his West End show Player Kings after he fell off the stage during a performance in June.
I was hoping to be able to rejoin the play on the tour, but I couldn’t.’ The fall also served as an unexpected reminder of the fragility of life and the support systems that we often take for granted. ‘My beloved friends next door – there’s a door connecting our houses. And four young friends, one gay couple and one straight couple, shop and cook for me. I couldn’t manage without them.
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