Lord of the Rings legend and acting veteran Sir Ian McKellen was rushed to hospital after falling off stage during a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre in June
Sir Ian McKellen has admitted he’s nervous to go out after his stage fall.
The 85-year-old acting legend chipped his vertebrae and fractured his wrist in June when he plummeted off stage at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End, where he was playing John Falstaff in Player Kings. He has now given fans an update, saying he is still dealing with “agonising pains”.
And he fears going outside of house in case he gets ‘banged’ into by somebody. However, the beloved star reckons he probably had a “lucky escape” because the fatsuit he was wearing for the role protected him to some extent.
Sir Ian was rushed to hospital when he fell off stage in June (Image: Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“But I was wearing a fat suit for Falstaff and that saved my ribs and other joints,” he went on. “So I’ve had a lucky escape really.”
The X-Men star also explained how his “horrible” fall had happened in the first place. He said that his foot had got caught in a chair during a battle scene and that as he tried to shake it free, he started to slide on some newspaper as if he were on a skateboard, before plunging off stage. “It was very upsetting,” he told the publication.
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The star says he’s suffered “agonising” pain and is afraid to leave his house (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The)
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