Ian McKellen Goes Husband Shopping In Shanghai’s Famous “Marriage Market”

Looks like the "Lord of the Rings" star is on the lookout for a new bae.
From: NewNowNext

 Openly gay actor Ian McKellen was spotted this past week advertising for a husband in Shanghai’s infamous People’s Square marriage market.

The market is a well-known spot for Chinese parents looking to marry off their children. The parents will gather in the square and hold up informational placards about their kids in hopes of making a suitable match with someone in the park.

Sir Ian McKellen appears to have tried his luck at finding a husband of his own when he sat in the park last weekend with a placard that read: “Ian. 5’11”. 77 Years. Cambridge University. House in London. Still Active.”

 A Chinese man, Kevin Shen, says he walked right by the award-winning actor without realizing it was him.

“He’s in Shanghai this weekend and I walked right past him without realizing that! Look at the hand written sign in a space that is extremely traditional,” Shen writes. Shen praised him for taking a stab at a tired traditional practice, calling it “humorous with a bit of cultural clash,” adding that it was “nice how he did it.”

McKellen had been in China promoting a celebration of Shakespeare’s greatest works that occurred at the Shanghai International Film Festival last week. Throughout his travels in the country, the actor took photographs of himself in various locales holding up signs with famous Shakespeare quotations.