Ian McKellen says fat suit saved him after ‘horrible’ stage fall

The 85-year-old actor, who fell from London stage in June, says he still has agonising pains' and avoids leaving the house

Ian McKellen says his fat suit saved" him after he fell off stage during a London performance in June, though he remains in agonising pain" while he recovers from the injuries.

The 85-year-old actor was two months into a season of Player Kings - as Shakespeare's Falstaff - when he fell from the stage into the first row of the audience at London's Noel Coward theatre. He subsequently withdrew from the show.