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October 19, 2012

Gay X Factor finalist Rylan says he kissed David Beckham

Lord of the Rings actor exhanged numbers with singer Rylan Clark, claiming he is a 'huge fan'

Watch out Victoria, because it seems gay X Factor finalist Rylan Clark has his eyes on your hubbie David Beckham after revealing he once kissed the superstar footballer.

The flamboyant performer spilled the beans on the saucy encounter with the straight British hunk to the Metro, admitting while it was only a peck on the cheek he wishes things had gone further.

October 17, 2012

Ian McKellan says he almost didn't reprise role of Gandalf for Hobbit films

'It was a little like going back to something that wasn't going to be particularly challenging'

Ian McKellan had already played the legendary Gandalf in three Lord of the Rings films and he wasn't sure he wanted to step back into the character's shoes when director Peter Jackson decided to make a new trilogy based on The Hobbit.

July 3, 2012

Gay celebrities’ favorite artist sells painting for $50,000

Ross Watson’s Caravaggio-influenced oil painting sold to a private collector in New York for $50,000 (Australia dollars, $50,300, €40,000)

Australian fine artist Ross Watson, whose paintings hang in the homes of Sir Elton John and Sir Ian McKellan, has sold his latest work for $50,000 (Australian dollars, $50,300, €40,000).

The piece, sold to a private collector in New York, places Bel Ami porn actor Kris Evans in the center of a detail from Caravaggio’s The Calling of St Matthew.