The premiere of the film "Good Liar", in which Ian McCellen and Helen Mirren played the main characters. According to the plot, the fraudster meets in a rich widow, fascinates it and gets access to her wealth, but in the end he wakes up feelings. Now celebrities in the spotlight. Recently, they went to the scene as part of the Broadway Show and told about their friendship.
When McKellen asked how he became friends with Mirren, he replied:
We both liked men.
After McKellen's words, the audience rose from the places and applauded standing.
Recall, Ian McCellen is open gay since 1988. He is also awarded the knightly title. The actor actively supports the LGBT community and even published an open letter to the Russian president with a call to cancel the law against gay propaganda.
McKellen told about his homosexuality when he was 49 years old. In his autobiography, Ian explained that most of his life homosexuality in England was criminalized. He was afraid that the news about his orientation would negatively affect the career.
Could the viewer seriously perceive Romeo, who loves Mercutio in real life, and not Juliet?
- noted in the biography of the star "Lord of the Rings". However, McKellen decided to "get out of the Dark Chulana" and, according to Ian's biograph, it gave him the strength to do what was previously not capable of.