Gay Royalty

Gosh - dear old Serena is eighty years old today!

The eminent thespian is showing no signs of stopping, either - he is currently in the midst of an eighty date tour (80 dates for 80 years) up and down the country in his one man show Tolkien, Shakespeare and You, in which he promises to cover all things theatrical as well as, no doubt, anecdotes from his life on and off the stage - and, as probably "Britain's most eminent gayer" [this side of Dame Elton, of course], this will touch upon his coming-out journey.

Here's a rather excellent clip from a short film, in which he addresses that very subject...

Sir Ian McKellen on growing up gay and coming out

Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE (born 25th May 1939)