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Sir Ian McKellen Is 'Pain-Free' After Stage Fall, But Still Dealing with It 'Emotionally'; 'I Felt Ashamed'

Beloved actor Sir Ian McKellen said he’s “taking a bit of a rest” before returning to work following a fall from a London stage.

The actor, 85, was in the midst of Player Kings, a production of Henry IV, at the Noël Coward theater, when he reportedly lost his footing during a fight scene, which left him with a chipped vertebrae and fractured wrist. The actor previously said that “ I avoid going out because I’m nervous someone might bump into me, and I’ve been dealing with agonizing pain in my shoulders due to the jolt my body took.” While he’s taking a break, McKellen — who famously played Magneto in the X-Men franchise and Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings series — is still promoting his latest film, The Critic, and said that he’s had to repeatedly talk about his injury.

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