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Sir Ian McKellen Reflects On Growing Up In The Closet, And Admits His Biggest Regret
20 February 2019
Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage for Pride In London
Ian McKellen recently sat down with fellow British actor David Tennant for his podcast David Tennant Does a Podcast With. McKellen came out publicly as gay in 1988, nearly a decade before Ellen Degeneres' "People Magazine" cover made waves.
<p>While speaking with Tennant, McKellen reflected on how the gay rights movement has changed over the last sixty years.</p><p><strong>He <a href="https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/19/ian-mckellen-greatest-regret-not-coming-out-parents/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PNnewsletter" target="_blank">explained</a>...</strong></p><blockquote><strong></strong>"I go to schools quite a bit to talk about being gay, and talk about what it was like to be gay before they were born. Their jaws drop open. They cannot believe what they're hearing, that you could go to prison if someone found out you'd been making love to another man."</blockquote><p><strong>He went on...</strong><br></p><blockquote>"That's all in the past now, for me, but a lot of people still have a bad time… even in this country, where a lot of homeless young people are gay and have been thrown out by their families, it's horrible."</blockquote><p>He went on to decry laws in other countries that still discriminate against LGBTQ+ people, noting that in too many countries, being queer still means prison or death.</p><p>He also explained his one regret in his personal journey with his sexuality. </p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div></p><p><strong>When speaking of his parents, he said...</strong></p><blockquote>"It's the greatest regret of my life that I didn't tell them. My mother died when I was 12, and my father when I was 24, so I didn't talk to either of them about it."</blockquote><p><strong>People were here for the interview.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="e392c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D075IW1550681145"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097853071726727168" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">My God, David Tennant’s interview with Ian McKellen is extraordinary.</div> — Sophie Petzal (@Sophie Petzal)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sonic_Screwup/statuses/1097853071726727168">1550583544.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9db3e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XMSB3K1550681145"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097887250317275138" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I have several friends today that may be in need of some self care. Take that time for you and know I love you. Als… https://t.co/H0Uu0yH8R2</div> — Tracey Michienzi (@Tracey Michienzi)<a href="https://twitter.com/NachoPKB/statuses/1097887250317275138">1550591692.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="6e87a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="VUZVVR1550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097800549028777985" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Another excellent edition of David Tennant's podcast. Sir Ian McKellen is such a dry wit.</div> — The Mysterious World of Doctor Dude! (@The Mysterious World of Doctor Dude!)<a href="https://twitter.com/DoctorDude90s/statuses/1097800549028777985">1550571021.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="ada9f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="MKK01B1550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097922234881064965" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Thank you @DavidTennantPod @georgiaEtennant for the weekly, witty, interesting, moving and entertaining time of… https://t.co/8Km03pooxd</div> — Pe Tra (@Pe Tra)<a href="https://twitter.com/C_monPeTra/statuses/1097922234881064965">1550600033.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>And, as always, people were grateful for Sir Ian McKellen.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="fd2a1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="HN1OB01550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097835943309070336" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DavidTennantPod Thanks for bringing this wonderful man to potcast. I finished listening to it and could have liste… https://t.co/X23pWT2FGt</div> — Angy Schulz (@Angy Schulz)<a href="https://twitter.com/Kinamedaran/statuses/1097835943309070336">1550579460.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="79c0a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XANZGR1550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097859261013594112" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DavidTennantPod @RICKMANROCKS I really enjoyed listening to this latest episode with Sir Ian this morning. What a… https://t.co/ZM3VbjJM9n</div> — Susan Seddon 💗🚗🎶 (@Susan Seddon 💗🚗🎶)<a href="https://twitter.com/SuzeTwelve/statuses/1097859261013594112">1550585019.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1d19e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="26XGWN1550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1098018661535830016" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DavidTennantPod I'm adoring this podcast!! Its such an intimate setting for these one on one interviews, and its… https://t.co/D4BVGIm66z</div> — Stacy Fleenor (@Stacy Fleenor)<a href="https://twitter.com/StacyFleenor/statuses/1098018661535830016">1550623023.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="204bc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JV7DAQ1550681146"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1097815043201290241" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DavidTennantPod Two great actors of our time, thank you for having Sir Ian on it was a delightful 40 minutes</div> — maria⚔⚡ (@maria⚔⚡)<a href="https://twitter.com/ainulindaIe/statuses/1097815043201290241">1550574477.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Thank you Ian McKellen, for your artistry and activism.</p>
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