While Sir Ian, is of course best known for playing Gandolf in Lord of The Rings, Sir Patrick rose to fame for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellan’s blossoming bromance has been picking up steam for quite some time but it reached new heights at the Empire Awards.
After Sir Patrick presented Sir Ian with the accolade for “Empire legend”, he went so far as to bestow him with a kiss on stage in order to congratulate him.
They two so close that Sir Ian, an outspoken LGBT activist, officiated Sir Patrick’s marriage to girlfriend and jazz singer Sunny Ozell in 2013.