30 October 2026

My first girlfriend painted this portrait of Patrick Stewart for me over 20 years ago now. It has hung in every bedroom I’ve lived in ever since.

Many years ago now, I saw him and Ian McKellen perform a play in Berkeley . . . it was amazing. (The day before, I actually met and was hit on by Ian McKellen at a cafe where I worked, but that’s a story for another time!)

Sir Pat Stew was always a sort of hero to me. I was very sad when I learned he had died yesterday. Rest in peace, brother!