Sir Ian McKellen has reportedly split from his boyfriend Oscar Conlon-Morrey after a year-long romance. The pair are said to have grew close after working together in the pantomime Mother Goose, where Oscar played the role of Ian’s character son Jack.
According to The Mirror, they fell head over heels for each other and at the end of 2023, Oscar hinted about their romance on X, formerly known as Twitter. At the time, he wrote: “I saw in 2023 at the house of the new love of my life.”
Now, it’s been said the pair have gone their separate ways. Mail Online reports that friends of the Lord Of The Rings legend have always doubted that he’ll ever settle down.
A unnamed actor previously said of his romance with Oscar: “Oscar has been telling friends and family of his big plans with McKellen. He’s even said he thinks they’ll get engaged,” the unnamed actor said at the time.
“McKellen hasn’t had a boyfriend in 20 years. He is really not a marriage man.” They went on to claim that the actor “doesn’t a man living in his home” but “enjoys having someone when he is on tour”.
Ian and Oscar are yet to address the alleged break-up.
Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for the pair for comment.
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