Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have been friends for over 50 years and here are the best moments of their beautiful friendship

For some people, the idea of ​​making new friends or maintaining old friendships in old age seems strange; however, when we look at the case of two legends of British theater and cinema, we realize that there are some exceptions. The actors who played Magneto and Professor Xavier in the X-Men movies are great friends. And that partnership includes work, discoveries and lots of Twitter banter.

O awesome.club chose some of the best photos that capture the essence of this friendship very well. Check it out and enjoy!

Most people recognize the two actors from their movies. X-Men, in which Patrick Stewart plays Professor Xavier and Ian McKellen plays Erik Lehnsherr, better known as Magneto. According to the actors, it was during the recording of the film, in the 2000s, that their friendship really took off.

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Patrick Stewart explained that, during filming, actors spend more time inside trailers than in front of cameras. Is at X-Men, his trailer was very close to that of Ian McKellen. The two spent a lot of time together, drinking tea.

Although the two stars met in 1970, in Royal Shakespeare Company, they didn’t become great friends right away and didn’t keep in touch much. At the time, Stewart was very impressed with McKellen’s success and felt intimidated, as his friend was already a well-known actor.

In addition to being physically similar, having similar careers and the fact that both have received the title of sir — treatment given to Knights of the Order of the British Empire — by Queen Elizabeth II, actors have one more thing in common: what drew them to acting. In an interview, both confessed that they made this choice as a kind of escape. For Stewart, it was a way to get away from his abusive father, and for McKellen, it was a way to come to terms with being a very private gay man.

The friendship between the two is so strong that, in 2013, Stewart asked McKellen to take a course so that he could be responsible for celebrating his wedding, Stewart, with singer Sunny Ozell. McKellen got the official documents and has since had the right to officiate at marriages.

Some time later, McKellen began to receive many letters from people inviting him to officiate at their weddings. There were also some financially attractive offers. However, the actor did not want to take advantage of the situation and only did it once, which left Stewart very moved.

A few years ago, McKellen and Stewart were together on the Cort Theaterat broadwayin a comedy by Harold Pinter, No Mans Landand in Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot, a play of the theater of the absurd. As McKellen explained in an interview, he broke down in tears when production on Waiting for Godot ended, as he knew he would miss working with his best friend dearly.

The two actors are inseparable. But friendship doesn’t just include parts in the broadway and red carpets; they celebrate Christmas and Thanksgiving together, host casual dinners, and see each other frequently. Fans can follow a bit of this friendship on the accounts of McKellen and Stewart on twitter.

You have a best friend? Do you think this friendship will last forever? How do you imagine things will be in old age? Tell in the comments.