Sir Ian McKellen keeps film props in his home

SIR Ian McKellen has collected many mementos from his various projects, and he revealed he keeps Gandalf’s staff with his umbrellas and walking sticks.

The screen-and-stage icon has starred as the wizard in both ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and on-going saga ‘The Hobbit’, and revealed the staff he used on screen is kept in an unexpectedly normal place.

Ian, 73, told the Mail On Sunday’s live supplement: “At the end of ‘The Hobbit’ I was given Gandalf’s staff, which I keep with umbrellas and walking sticks, and Gandalf’s hat, which I keep in the basement.”

The actor has kept souvenirs from a number of his projects, which he seems to prefer to awards ceremonies.

He explained: “I don’t like [them]. You have to be excited in case you’re called up, so you gear yourself up to be ready to perform and make a speech, and then if you’re not called up you feel stupid for having prepared yourself for something that hasn’t happened. BANG!