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Lisa McLoughlin

RARE PHOTOS: Fat suit saved me from serious injury in west end stage fall says sir ian mckellen | Rare Historical Photos

Sir Ian McKellen has shared how a fat suit helped protect him from more severe injuries when he fell off the stage during a West End performance in June.

In his first interview since the accident, the 85-year-old actor revealed that he is now too afraid to leave his home after chipping a vertebra and fracturing his wrist in the incident.

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