Sir Ian McKellen fell off the stage during a West End show and landed on a member of the audience.
A woman has described the moment Sir Ian McKellen fell on her as the actor tumbled off the stage during a London theatre performance.She said she felt the theatre staff did not adequately respond to the injuries and shock she suffered.
She said it had been a "fantastic production" and the three of them had been enjoying it, until the scene in which Sir Ian fell. Johanna said initially the theatre staff "seemed unsure" of the health and safety protocol and did not immediately provide necessary assistance. She travelled home to Leatherhead with her brother and friend before her mum, Angela, joined her in the cab and they went to Epsom Hospital.She added her daughter was getting pains in her neck, shoulders and upper back and was "visibly shocked".
"When it came up on the news saying that he's being looked after and that he seems to be OK, it made me feel a little bit better and I felt a bit more relieved," she said."But not necessarily the encounter I would ever want to have with Sir Ian," she added.Sir Ian has said he is having "physiotherapy, light exercise and a lot of essential rest at home" following the fall.
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