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OK! Magazine 225.7K Followers Ian McKellen pays tribute to late friend Patrick Stewart, recalls warning him about ‘Star Trek’ Story by OK! Staff • 18h • 2 min read Ian McKellen paid a heartfelt tribute to Patrick Stewart. BY: MEGA Ian McKellen paid a heartfelt tribute to Patrick Stewart. BY: MEGA Ian McKellen added to the list of Patrick Stewart‘s well-wishers with his tribute to the late star. In light of Stewart’s demise on October 28, at the age of 86, McKellen penned a heartfelt post on Instagram, remembering his decades-long friendship with the Star Trek alum. Ian McKellen Shared Heartfelt Tribute For Patrick Stewart McKellen wrote, “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end.” Recalling how the late star was famous for his posh British accent, McKellen continued, “You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt.” Can You Get 10/13 on This Country Shape Quiz? Can You Get 10/13 on This Country Shape Quiz? knova-one.co.in · Sponsored call to action icon “Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love,” the actor went on. McKellen Recalled Warning Stewart About ‘Star Trek’ The Lord of the Rings star then remembered his first meeting with Stewart, sharing, “We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions.” “My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in ‘Star Trek,'” he explained. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?” McKellen remembered asking this question. He added, “Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes (‘X-Men’ of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.” Related video: Tributes pour in for X-Men, Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart (CBC) View on Watch View on Watch CBC Tributes pour in for X-Men, Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart Current Time 0:00 / Duration 2:22 0 McKellen Talked About Stewart’s Personal Life McKellen then talked about the life Stewart built in America. He wrote, “America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin.” “But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire,” he continued. Stewart’s Farewell Performance Will Be in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ As star-studded as the actor made sure to make his resume with his unparalleled acting gigs and performances, Stewart’s farewell role in cinema has yet to be witnessed. As McKellen pointed out in his message, “His farewell performance in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is yet to be seen.” Sponsored OK! Magazine Visit OK! Magazine Power Rangers Phillip Andrew faces serious brain injury and emergency surgery, agent says fans should pray Executor of Michael Jackson’s $109 million estate faces pay cut demand from daughter Paris after alleged court order violation DHS says '60 Minutes' knew married father claimed to be gay on immigration papers to sidestep deportation but aired story anyway Sponsored