McKellen hits out at Lewis’ ‘fruity actor’ criticism

Ian McKellen has hit back after Homeland star Damian Lewis said that he did not want to end up a “fruity actor” who is known for playing wizards.

The Lord Of The Rings star, 74, admitted that his performance in this year’s critically panned sitcom Vicious was “over the top”.

However, McKellen said “no-one needs to feel sorry for me” after Lewis, 42, described one of the reasons why he wanted to break out of the theatre.