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Sir Ian McKellen, 85, reveals he was 'saved by fat suit' during horror West End fall as he reveals he was scared to leave the house after 'chipping his vertebrae and fractured wrist'
The actor, 85, was playing John Falstaff in the production at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End on June 17 when he lost his footing in a fight scene and plunged from the stage.
The actor, 85, was playing John Falstaff in the production at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End on June 17 when he lost his footing in a fight scene and plunged from the stage into the audience. In his first interview since the fall in June, the Ian told Saga Magazine that he chipped his vertebrae and fractured his wrist when he plummeted off stage - but revealed his fat suit prevented him from suffering even more serious injures. In his first interview since the fall in June, the Ian told Saga Magazine that he chipped his vertebrae and fractured his wrist when he plummeted off stage - but revealed his fat suit prevented him from suffering even more serious injures
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